Monday, 21 September 2020

Le Petit Journal Illustré - 100 YEARS AGO

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For the last number of years, I have been tweeting front pages from Le Petit Journal Illustré from Gallica (the digital library of the Nati...
Sunday, 20 September 2020

The Sack of Balbriggan - 20 September 1920

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The coastal town of Balbriggan lies about 31 kilometers (19 miles) north of Dublin city. On 20 September 1920, the town was sacked by Black ...
Thursday, 17 September 2020

Ireland's Own article on science pioneer Kathleen Lonsdale

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Snapshot of my short article in Ireland's Own . The Irish-born scientist, Kathleen Lonsdale, was a trailblazer in many respects and a tr...
Friday, 11 September 2020

Volunteer transcriber - Smithsonian Institute.

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I recently volunteered as a transcriber on a project with the Smithsonian Institute. I came across the Smithsonian Digital Volunteers: Trans...
Tuesday, 1 September 2020

100 years ago in Ireland - An Irishman's Diary

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100 years ago, Ireland was the subject of many newspaper articles around the world. The Irish War of Independence (1919-1921) catapulted the...
Thursday, 20 August 2020

An Irishman's Diary on Enid Starkie

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I have just written an Irishman's Diary in the Irish Times newspaper on the academic and literary critic, Enid Starkie (1897-1970). Sta...
Wednesday, 15 July 2020

French / English language newspaper in Australia

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Le Courrier Australien  was a bilingual weekly French and English language newspaper that ran from 1892 to 2011. It was the longest running ...