HistoryHub
Connecting past and present
This section contains archival material, articles and podcasts relating to the commemoration of historical events, identifying the links between history and memory. Our commemorations posts include: 1916 and Me / 2016 and Us – This series consists of more than 40 interviews, recorded in Dublin and Belfast throughout 2016, with individuals (academics, community leaders, politicians, artists, …
This month’s document is the transcript of the minutes of the Leinster Football Association, an organisation whose papers are held in UCD Archives as part of a large collection of records from professional, sporting, and trades associations which make UCD’s collections arguably the best in the country for the social and civic history of twentieth century Ireland.
This video, the second of a 2-part series for History Hub to mark 1000 years since the Battle of Clontarf, charts how the 1014 battle was skilfully usurped and retold by various nationalists for political purposes.
In the first of a two-part video series for History Hub to mark 1000 years since the Battle of Clontarf, Dr Elva Johnston (UCD) discusses Brian Boru, the battle in 1014, and how the story of the battle was shaped by Brian Boru’s descendants. Image: Battle of Clontarf, oil on canvas painting by Hugh Frazer …
While the relationship has undoubtedly progressed since the 1970s, a closer examination of the early period of the ‘troubles’ highlights the extent to which Northern Ireland, and the legacies of the conflict, have the potential to cause dangerous diplomatic rifts in Anglo-Irish relations.
