Ordinary lives – extraordinary times
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, a ceasefire was declared on the Western Front which marked the end of the First World War. Commemorations are held annually around Europe to remember those who Continue reading Armistice Day | 11 November 2014
FEATURED LETTER Letter from Edward O’Farrell to the Controller, Foreign Trade Department, 29 February 1916 (National Archives of Ireland) by Louise Tobin During 1915 and 1916, the Great War and the Easter Rising impacted Ireland’s businesses and economy. One letter Continue reading Featured letter: Letter from Edward O’Farrell to the Controller, Foreign Trade Department, 29 February 1916 (National Archives of Ireland)
We have just added a featured letter post to the site. The post was created by Louise Tobin, an English and History graduate from St Patricks College, Drumcondra. Louise also graduated from University College Dublin with a Masters in Library and Information Studies in Continue reading Featured Letter by Louise Tobin
During 1915 and 1916, the Great War and the Easter Rising impacted Ireland’s businesses and economy. One letter in the Letters of 1916 project highlights the problems faced by Irish businesses during these turbulent times. The letter in question Continue reading Letter from Edward O’Farrell to the Controller, Foreign Trade Department, 29 February 1916
We have just added a featured letter post to the site. The post was created by Sean Driver, an English Studies graduate from Trinity College, Dublin. Sean is currently completing an M.Phil in Digital Humanities and Culture and hopes to pursue a Continue reading Featured Letter by Sean Driver
FEATURED LETTER Letter from Joseph Michael Stanley to George Bernard Shaw, 28 March 1916 (Military Archives of Ireland) by Sean Driver ‘Seditious Matter’ in Dublin 1916. The Printing Press and the Pistol. Among the 1916 letters in the Military Archives of Ireland’s Continue reading Featured letter: Letter from Joseph Michael Stanley to George Bernard Shaw, 28 March 1916
FEATURED LETTER Letter from Alfred Gerald Crofton to Lady Clonbrock, 1 October 1916 (National Library of Ireland) by Dr Brian Hughes Over 210,000 Irish men, all volunteers, served in the British armed forces during the Great War. For a long time Continue reading Featured Letters: Letter from Alfred Gerald Crofton to Lady Clonbrock, 1 October 1916 National Library of Ireland
FEATURED LETTER Letter from Edward O’Farrell to the Controller, Foreign Trade Department, 29 February 1916 (National Archives of Ireland) by Dr Brian Hughes On 3 May 1916, Thomas MacDonagh was executed by firing squad in Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin. Born Continue reading Featured Letter: Letter from Edward O’Farrell to the Controller, Foreign Trade Department, 29 February 1916 (National Archives of Ireland)