Mentioning the War: the Bureau of Military History

CK:    What is the nature of this collection? VL:    The Bureau of Military History was established by the government in 1947 with the remit of gathering material relating to the […]

D. A. Chart 1878–1960: Archivist, Historian, Social Scientist

Our neglect and ignorance of some important figures in early twentieth-century Ireland were highlighted recently during the transcription and publication of the Heads of Household Index to the 1851 census […]

Thomas Holand – Richard II’s King of Ireland?

In June 1541 King Henry VIII began to style himself ‘king of Ireland’, abandoning the title of ‘lord’ which English kings had used for four centuries. It has long been […]

The Rhetoric of Redmondism 1914-6

John Redmond and his party have been treated kindly by academic historians. For the most part, they have accepted the view of his followers, Stephen and Denis Gwynn, that he […]

Michael W. Balfe, the ‘Irish Italian’

When Michael William Balfe returned to Dublin in November 1838 it was his first visit to his native city since his departure in 1823 at the age of fifteen. The […]