Friday, 7 April 2017

Political Cartoonist - David Low

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David Low was born in New Zealand on this day (April 7th) in 1891 to a Scottish father. His mother was of Irish extraction. Low was a talent...
Thursday, 23 March 2017

2017 Assoc. of Franco-Irish Studies Conference

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The 2017 Association of Franco-Irish Studies Conference will take place in Mary Immaculate College, Limerick on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 M...
Monday, 20 March 2017

An Irishman's Diary - May Guinness, pioneering artist

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I have just written an Irishman's Diary article in the Irish Times newspaper. It looks at the life and times of the visionary Irish art...
Friday, 17 March 2017

St. Patrick's Day in Paris 1932

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The global greening of landmark buildings around the world to mark Ireland's national holiday is unprecedented. At this time, I thought ...
Monday, 13 March 2017

CFP - ‘Fake News!’: An Historical Perspective

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The call for papers for the 2017 Newspaper and Periodical History Forum of Ireland (NPHFI) conference has just been released (see below). ...
Monday, 6 March 2017

Newspaper archives - list of resources (many free)

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I love researching old newspapers. You can find out so much about the past from the articles, photographs, editorial cartoons and adverts th...
Wednesday, 1 March 2017

French cultural events taking place in Ireland in March 2017

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Le Mois de la Francophonie takes place in venues around Ireland during the month of March 2017 . Full details are available on their websit...