War of Independence in colour: Tadhg Barry in goal Matt Loughrey's My Colorful Past project bridges "the gap between history and art", using digital techniques to add colour to monochrome images. History • 09 Apr
The Distress Papers: the growing anger of the people The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, ... Famine Ireland • 29 Mar
The Distress Papers: the desperation of the cottiers The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, ... Famine Ireland • 29 Mar
The Distress Papers: the threat of public disturbance The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, ... Famine Ireland • 29 Mar
The effects of the Great Famine: explore the maps The Famine had a devastating effect on the Irish people and landscape. These maps show how the country was transformed. History • 26 Mar
The Distress Papers: report of the potato crop failure The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, ... Famine Ireland • 19 Mar
'Her Silken Brown Hair': chronicling the Famine in song Musician Declan O'Rourke explains how he came to chronicle the Famine in his music History • 23 Mar
The Distress Papers: Cloyne Relief Committee seeks help The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, ... Famine Ireland • 16 Mar
'Living skeletons': the Doolough Tragedy In 1849, five starving people died by the roadside in Mayo after being forced to walk for miles to present themselves for inspection by the ... History • 25 Mar
War of Independence in colour: soldiers in the Dodder Matt Loughrey's My Colorful Past project bridges "the gap between history and art", using digital techniques to add colour to monochrome images. History • 05 Mar
Ireland, Empire, and the Early Modern World: watch the lectures The 2021 James Ford lectures on 'Ireland, Empire and the Early Modern World' were delivered online by Professor Jane Ohlmeyer, Trinity College Dublin. Watch them ... History • 12 Mar
The Distress Papers: a desperate petition The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, ... Famine Ireland • 09 Mar
What we learn from the Distress Papers in the National Archives The Distress Papers held in the National Archives offer an incredible insight into the reality of life in Ireland during the Famine. Archivist Elizabeth McEvoy ... Famine Ireland • 04 Mar
Dublin City during the Great Famine: explore the map Dublin didn't face the same horrors as Connacht and Munster but its streets and workhouses were full of desperate people. This map shows where they ... Famine Ireland • 22 hrs
Recovering voices and stories: exhibiting the Famine Exhibiting the Great Famine involves many challenges, as Jason King of the Irish Heritage Trust and National Famine Museum, Strokestown, explains History • 23 Mar
Hunger and poverty after the Famine The Famine changed Ireland forever - but as Ray O'Connor explains, subsistence farming and poverty continued, while the move to a monetised economy was not ... History • 24 Mar
War of Independence in colour: SF politicians in 1919 Matt Loughrey's My Colorful Past project bridges "the gap between history and art", using digital techniques to add colour to monochrome images. History • 26 Feb
War of Independence in colour: a trip to the zoo Matt Loughrey's My Colorful Past project bridges "the gap between history and art", using digital techniques to add colour to monochrome images. History • 19 Feb
'Dreadful visitation': Lurgan Poor Law Union during the Famine Before the Famine the area around Lurgan had been "prosperous and thriving" - but its workhouse saw some of the highest death rates in the ... Famine Ireland • 25 Feb