Historical Stuff
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Killiney Bay : 1793 -1815 I lived in Ballybrack/Killiney in the midst of batteries and martello towers for 20 years. I finally got around to exploring their significance in the early 1970s. The area proved very important in the context of the authorities' responses both to the 1798 rebellion and any possible invasion of the capital by Napoleon. Ballybrack in the 19th century This follows on from the previous essay and looks at the development of Ballybrack as a residential suburb, particularly following the arrival of the railway. Slideshow: Nelson's Pillar 1960s Nelson was toppled from his perch on 8 March 1966 in the run up to the 50th anniversary commemoration of the 1916 rising. I followed the subsequent deconstruction of his perch on a daily basis until its complete obliteration. Slideshow: Round Ireland 1960s This is essentially a slideshow put together in the early to mid 1960s to give foreigners (an admittedly Dublin based) taste of Ireland. It includes Dublin, Corca Dhuibhne and Sligo/Donegal. A far cry from the Ireland of today. Broadcasts I took part in some of the programmes in Micheál Holmes's series for Radio na Gaeltachta "Sloinne agus Seoladh" dealing with family and local history. |
Gaelic script An example of the Gaelic script in use in my early schooldays before its supplanting by roman script (or the cló rómhánach as it was known) Economic Oracle Irish Times article from 1968 by Michael Viney, then the paper's economic development correspondent. It illustrates the undeserved prominence given to, and the unrealistic expectations of, econometrics at the time. Censorship This is pretty mindblowing stuff about the censorship régime in Ireland when I was growing up. Rome Rule Perhaps the rantings of our Northern Brethern were not so far fetched? Head in the Sand This is my alltime scoop. The guys, and I don't recollect seeing any gals, who stole Nelson's head for a fashion shoot on Killiney beach. Paddy Hillery's Funeral Happened on Paddy Hillery's funeral on my way through town. I also did a short piece on my blag Gaeilge. |