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The Annie O’Farrelly Papers at the National Library

March 3, 2015 · 9 comments

in Collections,Manuscripts

by Fiona Hughes, NLI Archival Student Annie O’Farrelly (or Áine Ní Fhaircheallaigh) is typical of many figures in Irish history and the revolutionary period.  Neither a household name nor a familiar face, she was, nevertheless, immersed in Republican activity in the early twentieth century.  This is demonstrable in her papers which can be accessed at the […]

Tagged as: Áine Ní Fhaircheallaigh, An Phoblacht, Annie O'Farrelly, Cumann na mBan, Ernie O'Malley, Fiona Hughes, IRA, Irish Civil War, Irish War of Independence, Kilmainham Jail, Republicanism

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The Irish Bulletin Newspaper (1919-1921)

November 7, 2014 · 0 comments

in Guest Bloggers,Newspapers

By Ian Kenneally, Historian, Author and Broadcaster. He is currently a PhD student at the History Department, NUI Galway. The Irish Bulletin began publication on 11 November 1919 and ended publication in December 1921. During that period it was published as a daily newspaper. It was funded by Dáil Éireann; specifically the Department of Propaganda […]

Tagged as: Dail Eireann, Desmond Fitzgerald, Erskine Childers, Frank Gallagher, Ian Kenneally, IRA, Justin Furlong, Kathleen McKenna, National Library of Ireland, Newspaper & Periodical History Forum of Ireland, Robert Brennan, Shemus

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