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Episode Notes
This week, our programme launched A History of Ireland in 100 Objects, the book which took shape as a weekly series in the Irish Times.
Some of the items are humble and ordinary while others are splendid and dazzling. But what they have in common is that they all touched and shaped the lives of our ancestors and are part of the story of our country.
The book is a co-production between the National Museum of Ireland, Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Times – and its edited by Fintan O’Toole of that newspaper. It starts with the Mesolithic Fish Trap (5000 BC) and finishes with the Anglo Irish Bank sign (number 99) followed by object number 100 - a decommissioned AK 47 from 2005.
Our programme included a series of animated reports on diverse objects from museums around the country.
Our studio guests were archaeologist, Michael Ryan; Catriona Crowe of the National Archives and journalist, Patsey Murphy, former editor of the Irish Times magazine who recently left the paper after 37 years. They selected objects from the book that caught their imagination and attention.
A History of Ireland in 100 Objects edited by Fintan O'Toole is published by the RIA. This is a joint project between The Irish Times, the National Museum of Ireland and the Royal Irish Academy.