Before the start of the 20th Century, there was no formal recognition of war dead. Soldiers killed in battle, or who died of disease were buried in mass graves near where they fell. The advent of mass media in the form of newspapers and to a lesser extent Cinema during the First World War led... Continue Reading →
A History of the GAA in 100 Objects with Siobhán Doyle Join Siobhán Doyle as she offers a new perspective on the GAA by presenting a range of objects from museums, pubs and private collections, from Michael Cusack's blackthorn stick to Brian Cody's baseball cap, to create a history of the GAA that also functions... Continue Reading →
There is a worrying phenomenon in the area of Information Technology known as the "Digital Dark Age". The phrase was coined in 1997 by the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, and it refers to large bodies of work that were undertaken in the early days of computing (1978 onwards), and thereafter saved onto... Continue Reading →
We still have a few spaces left at tomorrow evening’s Decade of Centenaries talk with Liz Gillis, ‘We are Black and Tans: Children and the War of Independence’. The story of the War of Independence has been told mainly from the perspective of adults, but children were as much a part of the story. How... Continue Reading →
South Dublin Libraries’ Decade of Centenaries Lecture Series for 2021 kicks off with our first talk with Cathy Scuffil on ‘The War of Independence: the South Dublin County perspective’ next Tuesday 23rd March at 7:00pm. Cathy is a Historian in Residence with Dublin City Council for the Dublin South Central area and over the last few... Continue Reading →
The Forgotten Ten is the name given to a group of executed Irish Republicans whose names – with the notable exception of one – have largely disappeared from Irish public consciousness. They were: Kevin Barry Thomas Bryan Patrick Doyle Frank Flood Ned Foley Patrick Maher Bernard Ryan Thomas Traynor Thomas Whelan Paddy Moran Six of... Continue Reading →
The church, in Esker, Lucan, dedicated to St Finian was recorded as ruinous by the seventeenth century. Surrounding it are gravestones from the early eighteenth to the late nineteenth century with yew trees completing the scene. In June 2019, the Heritage Council announced 7 heritage sites from around the country to be part of their... Continue Reading →
South Dublin Libraries Local Studies are proud to have been part of the creation of this important oral history endeavour by Maurice and Jane O'Keeffe. Irish Life and Lore launched the set of interviews today, handing over the first copy to Dr. Sandra Collins, director of the National Library of Ireland. President Michael D. Higgins was present... Continue Reading →
Back by Popular Demand! The Great War Exhibition travels to Ballyroan Library Orchardstown Avenue, Rathfarnham Exhibition runs until December 23rd 2014. Following the recent run of the very successful “Ireland and the Great War” exhibition in the County Library in Tallaght, it has now travelled to Ballyroan Library and will be on display in the exhibition space... Continue Reading →
During the period 1914-1918, the magazine “Irish Life” published a supplement called “Our Heroes” which contained photographs and short biographies of Irish officers and men in the British Army who were either killed in action or were mentioned in despatches for acts of bravery. As part of the Decade of Centenaries 1913-1922, South... Continue Reading →
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