Expert Workshop at the NLI, March 2016. Cecile Gordon – Revolutionary Women in the records
01 March 2016Outline: The Women in the Military Service Pensions Collection 1916-1923. Through successive commemorative exercises, the narrative of the Easter Rising 1916 as a historical event, has been subjected to a variety of filters and revisions. The event is a contested ground in Irish history and nothing leads to believe that...
Summer talks in the NLI, 2015, Bruce Arnold: the Yeats family history
01 March 2016Outline: The Importance of Truthful Family History in Irish Culture, the Yeats family. This podcast takes a personal take on the place of family history in Irish culture. Biography: Bruce Arnold is a writer and journalist. He has published twenty three books and is former Chief Critic of the Irish Independent, writing...
