History
# history - Monday 13 May, 2013
Ancient log boat found on banks of River Boyne
The find was made by members of the Boyne Fishermen’s Rescue and Recovery Service as they cleaned up the river.
# history - Tuesday 7 May, 2013
Column: We need to produce a generation of independent thinkers – history is the key
TV shows like ‘The Tudors’ and ‘Rome’ show that history is more popular than ever – yet, under proposed changes to the Junior Certificate, history could become an optional subject or short course. It makes no sense, writes teacher Christian O’Connor.
# history - Sunday 5 May, 2013
Historian Niall Ferguson apologises for ‘stupid’ remarks about Keynes
Harvard historian Niall Ferguson had suggested that Keynes didn’t think enough about what happens to future generations because he had no children and was gay.
# history - Saturday 4 May, 2013
Ever wondered where medieval Dubliners went for a pint?
A bloody massacre at a picnic in Ranelagh, mass graves of Black Death victims in Dublin 8: this and more in our illustrated guide of Viking and medieval Dublin.
# history - Saturday 20 April, 2013
Iron Age graveyard throws lights on enigmatic Gauls
Celtic settlement boasts graves of five warriors, clad in impressive weaponry, and several women with jewellery denoting high status.
# history - Saturday 13 April, 2013
Pics: Black and white archive photos of Dublin, as seen in Strumpet City
Dublin City Public Libraries has taken old photographs of Dublin and juxtaposed them with quotes from James Plunkett’s seminal novel about the 1913 Lockout. Take a look…
3 more off-the-beaten-track places you really should visit
As part of the Hidden Ireland series, Neil Jackman suggests three (free) heritage sites to visit in Waterford, Cork and Kildare.
# history - Thursday 11 April, 2013
Historic Titanic artifacts returned to Cobh for anniversary
Items on display include a leather suitcase purchased at Harrods, a number of photographs and a hand-painted fan.
# history - Monday 8 April, 2013
President Higgins: Thatcher’s legacy will be debated for many years
The President said he was “sorry to learn of the death of Lady Thatcher” and extended his condolences to her family.
# history - Saturday 6 April, 2013
7 documents from the archives of Irish emigrants in Britain
London Metropolitan University is documenting the history of Irish people in Britain. Here are just some of the things they’ve found for their archive.
# history - Sunday 31 March, 2013
Opinion: History is a nightmare from which Trapattoni’s Irish side are trying to awake
Will the Austria draw be remembered as Trap’s ‘Israel moment’?
# history - Monday 18 March, 2013
Meet the ‘hair archaeologist’ who recreates hairdos from history
Janet Stephens’s research takes her from museum to library – and she even learned German to study documents which helped uncover the elaborate coiffures of antiquity.
Here’s what posh Irish toilets looked like 700 years ago
These were the state-of-the-art toilets of the 1300s, although privacy, disposal and the danger of being caught by the wind were still a danger…
IN PICTURES: 20th-century New York
Thirty-one spectacular images from bygone eras.
# history - Sunday 17 March, 2013
Column: Festivities and trauma – St Patrick’s Day celebrations in the American Civil War
On St Patrick’s Day 150 years ago, the Union Irish Brigade took time out from the American Civil War to embark on a day of celebrations. The ensuing festivities have passed into American Civil War legend, writes Damian Shiels.
# history - Saturday 16 March, 2013
4 Irish sites to visit to get close to St Patrick mythology
Follow in the footsteps of St Patrick this weekend… or at least to the places he’s reputed to have visited for special events.
Uncovering the ‘Disappeared’ of Irish War of Independence and Civil War
Historian and archaeologists attempt to uncover secret history of over 180 civilians by the ‘old’ IRA between 1919 and 1923 in TV3 two-part doc.
# history - Friday 15 March, 2013
Prince William and Prince Harry had an Irish cousin
The discovery was made by researchers looking at the Morpeth Roll, a fascinating and rare snapshot of pre-famine Ireland.
# history - Wednesday 13 March, 2013
PICTURES: Remains of medieval knight found in Edinburgh car park
The discovery was made during an excavation in Edinburgh’s Old Town.
# history - Sunday 10 March, 2013
Descendants of Stalin officials bear witness to his ‘mission’
Theatrical show in a Moscow human rights’ museum is shedding light on those who imposed the brutal will of the Russian dictator.
# history - Saturday 9 March, 2013
Champions: Italy loss seals 6 Nations crown for Ireland women
The Azzuri suffered a 34-0 defeat in England today to leave Ireland with an insurmountable lead.
# history - Sunday 3 March, 2013
3 more off-the-beaten track places you really should visit
There is no entry fee to any of these sites in Westmeath, Mayo and Wexford – so what are you waiting for?
# history - Saturday 23 February, 2013
In pictures: Martyn Irvine’s homecoming at Dublin Airport
The track cyclist was greeted by his family and friends after winning two medals at the World Track Championships.
Ghosts of Crimean War return with discovery of French cemetery
The average age of the dead found at a site in Sebastopol was less than 30 years – the discovery could indicate many more bodies were buried in the area.
# history - Wednesday 20 February, 2013
PIC: Cats… ruining people’s lives since the 15th century
This is why they can’t have nice things.
# history - Sunday 17 February, 2013
Hidden Ireland: The air raid shelter under a Dublin clothing store
One clothing store on Grafton St gives a glimpse into how Irish businesses protected themselves from air raids during WWII.
# history - Friday 15 February, 2013
Video: Rewriting the history of Ireland
The Spire was built to commemorate the launch of Ireland’s manned space programme in 1983. What do you mean you didn’t know that?
# history - Tuesday 12 February, 2013
140 dogs saved in biggest canine rescue in State history
More than 140 dogs were rescued from a property in rural Leitrim, where they were living “in deplorable conditions”.
# history - Sunday 10 February, 2013
10 animals that were hunted to extinction
It has emerged that the Tasmanian tiger – the last of which died in 1936 – was wiped out by human actions rather than an unknown disease.
1916 Rising conference to take place in Dublin
The conference will examine the visual elements of the Easter Rising – from flags to national symbols – and examine identity and memory.
# history - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
Government memo from 1942 seeks advice on dealing with ‘immoral’ girls
The Minister for Justice was asked to find out how prevalent “offences of immorality” were among girls around the country.
# history - Thursday 24 January, 2013
The 9 at 9: Thursday
Good morning. Here are the nine stories you need to know as you start your day.
# history - Saturday 19 January, 2013
As it happened: Castres v Ulster, Heineken Cup
A home quarter final beckoned for Mark Anscombe’s men if they could win away handsomely in France.
# history - Sunday 13 January, 2013
Interactive map: Dublin pubs of 1969
You may be surprised at how many have survived.
What? No Jon Walters? Here are the most prolific own-goal scorers in Premier League history
Richard Dunne isn’t just famous for resembling the honey monster, you know?
# history - Tuesday 1 January, 2013
Column: Why Irish ‘chick lit’ is the true barometer of our time
Following in the footsteps of Maeve Binchy, Irish female authors are capturing what really matters to people today, writes novelist Michelle Jackson.
In pics: Ellis Island and its ‘huddled masses’
Archive photographs show “the tired, the poor” – and the occasional imposter Russian prince – who made up the millions passing through US immigration terminal from 1892.
# history - Sunday 30 December, 2012
Pics, video: Suffragette movement 100 years ago
In 1912, the suffragettes were engaged in an increasingly confrontational campaign to secure voting rights for women which included bomb attacks and hunger strikes.
# history - Wednesday 26 December, 2012
It’s the bumper secondary school Christmas test!
What does AC/DC stand for? Who discovered the double helix? Do you know?
# history - Friday 21 December, 2012
National Library releases documents from Roger Casement’s incarceration
Materials include portraits, documents relating to the degradation of his knighthood and touching letters to his family in the final days before his execution.
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