Local history: Four revealing and entertaining reads provide a window on the past
A Belgian artist’s grá for Achill Island; ideas and the country house; the Celtic revival; an Anglo-Irish aristocrat’s memoirs
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A Belgian artist’s grá for Achill Island; ideas and the country house; the Celtic revival; an Anglo-Irish aristocrat’s memoirs
Documents recovered after seven centuries shine a light on Ireland’s past
Almost all 19th-century census records were destroyed but some have been recovered as part of the Virtual Treasury project
Including a history of the Gaeltacht Civil Rights Movements, a gem of a novel by Darach Ó Scolaí and Joe McHugh’s entertaining account of learning Irish
This is typical of the author’s tone of mild speculation that he dares to wonder if the fires set by British troops in 1920 were good for the city
Edwards spent more than 50 years ‘planning and fighting’ for establishment of the national archives
Unthinkable: To create a shared future on this island, and internationally, we must move beyond uncritically celebrating the actions of any particular tribe
Guide Anna Collins on the radical characters who feature on a tour introduced to mark Dublin Pride
Historians give their view on plans to mark the 1,000th anniversary of William the Conquerer and what was more an English than a French invasion
Ffrench-Mullen with her lover Dr Kathleen Lynn founded St Ultan’s Hospital for children in Dublin
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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