First World War trophies

By Lar Joye Since Greek and Roman times armies have displayed captured weapons and flags as a way of celebrating their success. In Ireland we see examples of this in […]

Michael MacWhite’s memoirs of the Sinn Féin delegation in France, 1919–21

An unpublished record of what was, to all intents and purposes, Ireland’s first diplomatic mission. By John Gibney The Royal Irish Academy’s Documents on Irish Foreign Policy (DIFP) project publishes […]

A hundred years in The Foggy Dew

January 2019 marks the 100th anniversary of the Irish nationalist ballad The Foggy Dew. But who wrote it? By Eugene Dunphy Over the years a number of published works have […]

Bedding ceremonies

By Fiona Fitzsimons In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Irish marriage law deviated from the laws that pertained in England, Wales and Scotland. In Ireland, marriages between co-religionists, celebrated by […]

Events

JANUARY 03 Thur 8pmMount Merrion Historical Society, Community Centre, North Ave.Stanley Woods: the world’s first motorcycling superstar, David Crawford. Adm. €4/students €2. 08 Tues 7pmTallaght Historical Society, County Library, The […]