Seven wonders of Ireland’s historical world
While we’re all familiar with high-profile places like Glendalough and Newgrange, there are 750 less well-known heritage sites around Ireland, all worth a visit. Here’s a taster of just a few of them
Patrick’s Pearse’s last letter before execution to be displayed to public
Brother Allen’s vast collection of 13,000 historic objects to be made available
Destiny and the Republic: Six artists on what Ireland is now
As the centenary draws to an end, now is a good time to visit the Pearse Museum
Life’s Work: Michael Jordan, MD of O’Reilly’s Auction Rooms, Dublin
‘People are buying jewellery to wear and not to be left in the safe or bedside locker’
Four more executed Rising leaders remembered at Kilmainham
Plunkett, Daly, O’Hanrahan and Willie Pearse all commemorated
Thousands defy Luas strike for Reflecting the Rising events
Biggest public event in Ireland blessed by good weather and a large turnout
The Rising stars of folk: a 1916 concept album
John Colbert, one half of Black Bank Folk with Jimmy Sheeran, is a grandnephew of executed leader Con Colbert, but their album focuses on smaller stories
Wexford meeting aids Mrs William Redmond’s movement to provide comforts for Irish soldiers at front
1916/2016: a miscellany
1916 relative says families should consider boycotting 2016 commemoration
Anger among relatives of those involved in the Rising as they received no assurances they would be invited to the 2016 ceremony
Patrick Pearse, Collected Plays/Drámaí an Phiarsaigh, edited by Róisín Ní Ghairbhí and Eugene McNulty
A new edition of the republican leader’s dramas casts a fresh light on him – and on the Revival
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