Communities, families and local groups across Ireland invited to explore heritage for National Heritage Week June 16, 2020 The Heritage Council has announced plans for a modified National Heritage Week, taking into account ongoing restrictions on events and gatherings due to COVID-19. Rather than focusing on the organisation of in-person public events, local heritage groups and organisers, families …
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Dark days of War of Independence the subject of new National Library photographic exhibition November 20, 2019 Dublin’s Custom House engulfed in flames, Cork’s Patrick Street reduced to rubble, families ejected from their homes by British forces, and the immediate aftermath of outbreaks of violence and bloodshed are among the scenes displayed in the National Library of …
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