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Exhibition documenting the Anglo-Irish treaty is open in Dublin

A new exhibition documenting the history of the Treaty negotiations is presented by the National Archives in Dublin. The Anglo-Irish Treaty is one of the most significant historical documents held by the National Archives and an integral part of ...

06 Dec 2021 at 17:41

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New exhibition will mark the centenary of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty

The Lord Mayor of Dublin Alison Gilliland and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar have launched an exhibition: Studio & State: The Laverys and the Anglo-Irish Treaty today. The exhibition was co-curated between the Hugh Lane Gallery and the National Museum ...

24 Nov 2021 at 12:57

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Wild Goose Lodge film for cinemas nationwide

The Wild Goose Lodge, a true story based on events that took place at Reaghstown Ardee in 1816, can be seen in cinemas nationwide from Friday 28 October. The film was made over a three-year period at Reaghstown, featuring a local cast, and ...

14 Oct 2016 at 16:52

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Almost 6,000 same-sex couples married in Ireland 10 years on from historic referendum

On the tenth anniversary of the Marriage Equality referendum in Ireland, the Central Statistics Office (CSO) has revealed that nearly 6,000 same-sex couples have tied the knot over the past decade. The now historic referendum took place ...

21 May 2025 at 12:05

Trip Through Time

A killing in Chapel Street in Dundalk in 1921

There is an interesting article in the current edition (May/June) of History Ireland about I.R.A. executions of alleged civilian spies during the War of Independence (1919/1921). It states that there were a total of 184 such killings ...

15 Jun 2017 at 16:59

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Looking back at the Girl Guides of thirty years ago

The photograph to the side of this article is of the Redeemer Brownie Pack taken in the early 1980s. Do any of my readers see themselves in it? The back row has Guide leaders who were in charge of the Pack at the time, with, in the ...

21 Jun 2016 at 12:51

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Dundalk's town hall cinema remembered

When looking up the story about the death of Sir Thomas Macardle I came across an advertisement published in 1926 promoting the Dundealgan Electric Theatre Company which showed motion pictures in the old Town Hall concert hall. At ...

25 Sept 2016 at 19:00

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PART 3: How well do you know your Dundalk history?

Get another hit of some fascinating Dundalk history into ya! Which part of Dundalk was once known as 'Small Parks'? An old map of Dundalk, dated 1680 by Robert Richardson, (re-drawn by Mathew Graham Moore in 1863) shows the area ...

10 Nov 2016 at 14:39

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