History: RTÉ

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

After the Famine: explore the new section

History • 26 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

The cover of Declan O'Rourke's album In Full Colour

'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

The memorial at Doolough. Photo: Frank Coyne

'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

Hibernia, as depicted in the 17th century.

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