The Cenotaph receives little public or media attention – but behind the towering icon lies a wealth of Irish history.
Tag: history
A Revamped Richmond Barracks Recruits Locals to Help Share Its Social History
The focus for now, says Dublin City Council Culture Company CEO Iseult Byrne, is getting people to connect with the stories and history of the barracks, rather than “trying to remember some facts”.
A Historic Queer Dublin Walking Tour Ends, for Now at Least
Last Wednesday a group of 20 people gathered to join the final Queer Dublin Walking Tour, hosted by Tonie Walsh before he flew to Turkey to write a memoir.
Documenting the History of Some of Dublin’s Mismatched Street Signs
When writing his book, Layers, examining Irish street names, Tom Spalding found lots of information on the history of when each type of street sign came into use.
In Deansgrange Cemetery, a historian excavates the stories of Irishmen who served the Raj
Shabnam Vasisht has sought out and researched the graves and stories of Irishmen buried in a corner of Dublin, who served in the British Army and administration while it governed India.
An Exhibition of City Salvage Offers a Reminder of the Cost of Demolition
To this day, Peter Pearson still stops to take a look when he sees a skip – in case something of value and heritage is about to be lost.
It was 100 years ago that the Tricolour was first raised over City Hall
These days it’s Ed Bowden, a member of Vexillology Ireland, who’s in charge of the city’s flags, including the tricolour fluttering over Dame Street.
An Exhibition Shows Off a Dubliner’s Centuries-Old Collection of Jewish Books
Narcissus Marsh amassed a collection of 150 books in Hebrew and Yiddish, and over the centuries the library added about 100 more Jewish books to his original collection.
The Council Is Preparing a Strategy to Make the City Better for Kids to Play In
Old-timers can remember when children roamed, finding things to do, games to play. But the city has changed, childhood has changed – and the streets are emptier now.
A Historian Seeks Stories from Inside the “Old Woollen Mill” on North Great Clarence Street
It was owned by John Wallis, one of the most influential members of the Dublin Employers’ Federation during the 1913 Lockout, says Mary Muldowney.