French painter Eugène Emmanuel Lemercier is not remembered primarily for his artistic work. Rather, his name evokes the vibrant correspondence he sent from the western front to his beloved mother in Paris, between August 1914 and his death in April 1915. This unique collection of wartime correspondence is preserved in the National Library of […]
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Ecole des Beaux-Arts,
Eugène Lemercier,
Eugène-Augustin Lemercier,
First World War,
Harriet Osborne O'Hagan,
Les Éparges,
Marguerite Lemercier,
Marie Leoutre,
National Library of Ireland
by Josh Hughes, NLI project intern and MPhil in Digital Humanities and Culture, TCD On Thursday, 21 March 2013, the National Library of Ireland will host its third collection day on behalf of the Europeana 1914-1918 project. In an effort to preserve and make available to the public the stories, artefacts and photographs that many […]
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Crucifix,
Dan Mullan,
Edward Sherlock,
Europeana,
Europeana 1914-1918,
Europeana Roadshows,
Family History,
First World War,
Great War,
James Burke,
Josh Hughes,
Maj. E. Sherlock M.C.,
Major Edward Sherlock,
Memorabilia,
Private James Burke,
Pte. James Burke,
WWI
by Avice-Claire McGovern, Librarian Eyewitness accounts from Tuesday, 9th May 1916 On Easter Monday, 24th April 1916, Alfred West was attending the Irish Grand National at Fairyhouse, when he heard about the outbreak of the Easter Rising in Dublin. He decided to leave early and, not thinking that things were as serious as reported, drove […]
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Alfred West,
Ashbourne R.I.C. Barracks,
Ashley Fetherstonhaugh,
Avice-Claire McGovern,
Baggot Street Bridge,
Baggot Street Hospital,
Bracklyn Hall,
Captain Ashley Fetherstonhaugh,
Captain Cecil Fetherstonhaugh,
Carisbrooke House,
Cecil Fetherstonhaugh,
Department of Manuscripts,
Easter Rising,
Eleanor Fetherstonhaugh,
Fairyhouse,
First World War,
G.P.O.,
General Post Office,
Granby Burke,
Harcourt Street,
Herbert Street,
High Sheriff,
Howard Fetherstonhaugh,
Kilcroney,
Kildare Street,
Kildare Street Club,
Land Wars,
Lawrence of Arabia,
Letters,
Machine Gun,
Manuscripts,
Margaret Anne Fetherstonhaugh,
Meriel Fetherstonhaugh,
Milltown,
Portobello Bridge,
Rebellion,
S.C.R.,
Sackville Street,
Shelbourne Hotel,
Sniper,
St. John Ambulance Brigade,
Stephen's Green,
T.E. Lawrence,
WWI
![](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50344601092_0b9bdb74f5.jpg "The brother of "The Man of Merv"")
