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Cork, 14 June 1917 - The economy of Cork is set to be transformed by the opening of the proposed Ford Tractor...
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Cork, 19 February 1917 - Ireland’s Catholic bishops have warned, in their Lenten pastoral letters, of the acute food shortages...
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Brussels, 16 November 1916 - There are renewed reports of a ‘state of terror’ in Belgium.
Stories of mass deportations...
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Dublin, 21 August 1916 - The National Museum of Ireland today opened a new exhibition of German and Austrian goods.
The collection ...
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Verdun, 1 March 1916 - The brutal battle for Verdun continues to rage today in the hills of north-eastern France.
There are...
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The historian of revolutions Charles Tilly has pointed out that, in general, revolutionary movements find it easier to mobilise popular...
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Dublin, 20 April 1918 - The disparate strands of Irish nationalism have come together in Dublin to register their opposition to the...
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Maynooth, 19 April 1918 - The Irish Catholic hierarchy has united with the broad spectrum of Irish nationalism in opposing British...
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Dublin, 24 April 1918 - Almost all of the country ground to a halt yesterday as workers withdrew their labour in opposition...
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Dublin, 20 April 1918 - At a special meeting in Dublin today, the Irish Parliamentary Party decided to withdraw their attendance from...
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Century Ireland
The Century Ireland project is an online historical newspaper that tells the story of the events of Irish life a century ago.