Tuesday, 25 February 2020

François Thurot - 18th century French privateer in Ireland.

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The capture of the town of Carrickfergus by a French naval officer and privateer in February 1760 was a very interesting episode in Franco-I...
Monday, 17 February 2020

Josephine McNeill - Ireland's first female diplomatic head of mission

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Josephine McNeill about to present her letter of credence. Image  source . Josephine McNeill (1895-1969) was Ireland's first fem...
Monday, 6 January 2020

List of publications - Weebly

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I have just started using Weebly. On it  https://oliverohanlon.weebly.com/  you can see a list of my interests and experience, writings and ...
Saturday, 4 January 2020

Gaetano de Gennaro - Italian artist who made a temporary home in Ireland

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Gaetano de Gennaro (1890-1959) arrived in Ireland in 1940. The Italian-born artist had trained in France and settled in Ireland for a number...
Wednesday, 1 January 2020

100 Years ago - French newspaper cartoons from 1 January 1920

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I was interested to see what people were concerned about 100 years ago at this time. To satisfy my curiosity, I looked at Gallica , the di...
Monday, 30 December 2019

Ireland at 'Les Belles Etrangères' literary festival Nov. & Dec. 1989

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Thirty years ago, in November and December 1989, ten Irish writers and poets were invited to France to discuss their work in front of audien...
Wednesday, 18 December 2019

Samuel Beckett's letters - a glimpse into the personal world of a private man

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The Irish playwright and theatre director, Samuel Beckett, was an avid letter writer. He took the time to reply to friends and family as wel...