In order to promote a new MA course in Local History (which will commence in October)a seminar and exhibition on ‘The Practice of History’ was held in the Boole Library basement at UCC on Saturday 23 March. Organised jointly by the Department of History and Boole Library Special Collections, the seminar was designed to give … Read more
Centenary of the Picture Postcard—Rare Dublin Views To celebrate the centenary of the picture postcard in Ireland, the Guinness Hopstore is hosting an exhibition of over 1,300 postcards showing rare Dublin views dating from the 1890s-–1950s. The exhibition was opened in January and runs until the end of July 1995. Some very … Read more
BY AODHÁN CREALEY JULY 01/1690 The Battle of the Boyne. The scene that morning near the village of Oldbridge was quite a spectacle. On the northern bank was King William, Prince of Orange, who had accepted the English throne two years earlier on the invitation of England’s Whig political élite. His 36,000-strong army was an … Read more
By Marie Bourke Sarah Purser, painter, illustrator and stained-glass artist, was born in Dún Laoghaire in 1848 to Benjamin and Anne Purser of Dungarvan, Co. Waterford. She was related to the artists Frederic Burton and Walter Osborne. Although she had a comfortable upbringing and was educated in Switzerland, a decline in family fortunes resulted in … Read more
By John Dorney Catherine Sexton, the 60-year-old widow of a stonemason, was penned into her home in Quarry Lane, Garryowen, during fighting between pro- and anti-Treaty forces in Limerick city in July 1922. During a lull in the fighting, she ventured outside for water and was hit in the arm by a stray bullet. Evacuated … Read more