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Top 25 fiction — 1916 Rising

Posted on July 12, 2016 by Gail Dever

Dublin City Council in Ireland has posted on its website a list of novels, short stories, and a graphic novel about the 1916 Rising. While some of you may say reading historical fiction is not the ideal way to learn … Continue reading →

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Online archive of Irish letters, 1915-1916

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Gail Dever

Researchers at Maynooth University in County Kildare, Ireland have launched an online archive of letters written between late 1915 and late 1916. The Letters of 1916 project has crowdsourced letters and their transcriptions from memory institutions and members of the … Continue reading →

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Google launches virtual tour of Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Gail Dever

Google launched yesterday an interactive street view virtual tour experience, called Dublin Rising, to commemorate Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising that is worth checking out, whether or not your have Irish roots. Narrated by actor Colin Farrell, the virtual tour shows … Continue reading →

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