Tuesday, 24 April 2018

Easter Rising 1916 in French photograpic newspaper 'Excelsior'

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The Easter Rising began in Dublin, Ireland on this day 24 April in 1916. At the time, France was engaged with her ally, Great Britain, in th...
Thursday, 5 April 2018

An Irishman's Diary on Amy Johnson, Queen of the Air

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Amy Johnson (1903-1941) was a remarkable individual who set many flying records and broke all the rules when it came to women and aviation. ...
Tuesday, 27 March 2018

2018 Franco-Irish Literary Festival

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Upper Yard, Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland. I really enjoyed the 2018 Franco-Irish Literary Festival. I could not attend the whole fest...
Saturday, 17 March 2018

An Irishman's Diary on the Two Sisters ship and undelivered letters

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In March 1757, the Two Sisters ship was sailing from Bordeaux in south west France to Dublin in Ireland when she was stopped coming out of ...
Thursday, 21 December 2017

Heinrich Böll - born 100 years ago today.

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This is a short post to mark the birth of Heinrich Böll 100 years ago today. Heinrich Böll (1917-1985), image source The German writer...
Tuesday, 12 December 2017

An Irishman's Diary on Hugh Murphy

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Like many thousands of his fellow countrymen, Irishman, Hugh Murphy (1889-1916) fought in the British army during the First World War. He wa...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017

'Fake News' - NPHFI 2017 Conference, Newcastle

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The 2017 conference of the Newspaper and Periodical History Forum of Ireland (NPHFI) took place in Newcastle University on 10 and 11 Novemb...