HistoryHub
Connecting past and present
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.
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.
The Desmond Fitzgerald Photographs, a stunning collection of images, has recently been made available to view on the UCD Digital Library website.
This special monthly series features selected documents from UCD Archives which give a particular insight into events in Ireland 100 years ago.
In this post a video recording of a conference paper by Professor Mary E. Daly (UCD). The paper – The final years of the workhouse and its dissolution – was given as part of a Birr Historical Society conference on Birr Workhouse which took place in September 2013.
