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As part of the Dublin Festival of History 2022, the National Archives invited Diarmaid Ferriter to meet with Michael Collins biographers William Murphy and Anne Dolan in the Royal Irish Academy. As this was recorded with a live audience there is some background noise and the sound quality is not perfect, nevertheless, we hope you enjoy the discussion. From 1918 to 1922 Michael Collins kept working diaries of his busy revolutionary life. They are a collection of hurried notes, necessary lists, names and appointments, things to do, and things not done. They are a record of his long working days, and they got him to where he needed to be on time. Though these diaries do not contain conventional lengthy entries in which Collins finally reveals his innermost thoughts, they still tell us much about this extraordinary man. Anne and Will have captured this new source in a book published by the Royal Irish Academy in collaboration with the National Archives, entitled : Days in the life reading the Michael Collins Diaries 1918 to 1922
Today on the centenary of the death of Michael Collins I'm sharing excerpts from an interview with Anne Dolan and Will Murphy authors of Michael Collins: The Man & The Revolution and Days in the Life, Reading the Michael Collins Diaries 1918-1922. Reading the Michael Collins Diaries just came out last week and it was fascinating to unpack what Anne and Will learned while putting the new book together. Subscribe to Patreon to listen to the full episode. Enjoy! Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.
Discussing Michael Collins on the 100th anniversary of his death, Patrick Geoghegan is joined by an esteemed panel: Dr Anne Dolan and Dr William Murphy, Collins biographers; Joseph Connell, lawyer, historian and author, and expert on Michael Collins; and Helen Collins, grandniece of Michael Collins, and Jamie Murphy, General Manager of the Michael Collins House Museum.
On this episode of “Crap No One Tells You,” Lind Beane joins us to share what it's like to work for a non-profit. Speaking from over 30 years of experience, Linda has seen a lot of crap in the field that makes it hard for idealists who want to make an immediate change, and she's here to tell us about it and more!Linda BeaneCommunity Outreach/Partnerships Coordinator at Kelly Anne Dolan Memorial Fundhttps://dolanfund.org/Thank you to our sponsor RedKnight! https://www.redknight.com/RedKnight.com - our sponsor and host Want to turn your small business into an awesome brand so you can see more consistent growth?
The Civil War was a schismatic moment in Irish history, and the fault lines it left split families, tore apart communities and turned former comrades in arms against one another in a bitterly divisive period of violence and conflict. According to historian Anne Dolan, ‘The memory of the Irish Civil War has been assumed, distorted, [and] misunderstood. It has been manipulated, underestimated, but most of all, ignored'. Now, 100 years on, in marking the centenary of this period, The Civil War Memory project is currently underway (a collaboration between The National Folklore Collection, University College Dublin and award winning documentary filmmakers Scratch Films) to document and preserve oral testimonies, reminiscences and accounts concerning the Civil War. The collecting project will result in a body of archival material which will be deposited at the NFC for posterity, with two documentaries covering the collecting process being aired on RTÉ this autumn. If you would like to contribute to the project, please reach out to us at bealoideas@ucd.ie To take me through the project, and to discuss this phase of our history in more detail I'm honoured to be joined by my friend and colleague Dr. Críostóir Mac Cárthaigh, Director of the National Folklore Collection. Join us as we discuss silence, memory and the trauma of war. Audio timecodes: 10:58: Commandant Horgan in conversation with Séamas Mac Philib, 20 May 1980. Horgan explains how he and his brother were on opposite sides of the conflict, and how his mother would keep them separate when they would visit the family home. 14:36: Kathleen Farell in conversation with Séamas Mac Philib, 6 March 1980. Kathleen describes how IRA men were hidden in her house. 16:10: Patrick Galvin in conversation with Séamas Mac Philib, 10 January 1980. Patrick describes how he was unable to return to his job after the Civil War, and was fired when it was learnt that he had fought on the anti-Treaty side. 32:22: Patrick Galvin in conversation with Séamas Mac Philib, 10 January 1980. Patrick relates how it was difficult to shoot against former friends and comrades. Describes the 'great boys' he fought alongside in 1916 and in the 'Tan War' (the War of Independence) but states that everyone has a certain principle by which they must stand. 39:03: John O'Brien in conversation with Séamas Mac Philib, 04 November 1979. John relates local information concerning the assassination of Michael Collins. Is reluctant to share what he has heard out of respect for local families, and remarks that it could be dangerous. Thanks to Tiernan Gaffney for editing these pieces from our sound archive!
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Bloody Sunday remembered, a special programme on the day of bloodshed that was 21 November, 1920 in Dublin, supported by the GAA Museum at Croke Park, with Chris Shouldice, Michael Foley, Anthony Ryan, Anne Dolan, Paul Rouse and Louise Hogan
100 years ago this 21 November, over 30 people were killed in three separate events: the assassination of British intelligence agents by Michael Collins' Squad in the morning, the shooting in reprisal of civilians at a match in Croke Park in the afternoon, and the torture and killing of Dick McKee, Peadar Clancy and Conor Clune at Dublin Castle that night. History is turning its gaze on violence and its effects during this turbulent period. In this episode, two eminent historians enlighten us about new perspectives on what happened that day. Paul Rouse, Professor at the School of History at University College Dublin and Anne Dolan, Associate Professor of Modern History at Trinity College Dublin are joined in conversation with Diarmaid Ferriter, Professor of Modern Irish History at University College Dublin. This talk was recorded in front of a live audience in September 2020 as part of Galway International Arts Festival's Autumn Edition. More: https://www.giaf.ie/festival/event/bloody-sunday-1920
A lecture by John Porter (TCD) as part of the Trinity Research Centre for Contemporary Irish History Seminar Series. About the series The Centre for Contemporary Irish History promotes research in recent Irish history. This Seminar Series is intended to act as a forum where those engaged in research in Contemporary Irish History can discuss their work with likeminded people. All lectures take place at 4pm in the Trinity Long Room Hub. Presenters speak for a maximum of 45 minutes, followed by a general discussion. Attendance is open to all with relevant interests inside and outside TCD. Proposals for papers can be directed to any of the convenors: Dr Anne Dolan , Dr Carole Holohan , Dr Michael Kennedy Dr Deirdre McMahon , and Prof Eunan O'Halpin (TCD)
This week Patrick covers the best in Irish and international history publications for March 2019 including: 'Michael Collins: The Man and the Revolution' with Anne Dolan and William Murphy, 'Searching for the Lost Tombs of Egypt' with Chris Naunton, 'Days of the Rangers: The Battle of Mogadishu 25 Years On' with Leigh Neville, 'Memento Mori: What the Roman's Can Tell Us about Old Age and Death' with Peter Jones and 'Ireland 1963' with Kevin C Kearns.
Dr. Anne Dolan (Trinity College Dublin) talks about writing the history of the Irish Civil War as part of 'Writing the History of Civil War', a UCD Centre for War Studies seminar.
This UCD Centre for War Studies seminar gathered some of the leading scholars of civil wars to discuss their unique approaches to the subject.
This Lecture is delivered by Dr Anne Dolan, Trinity College Dublin. The Centre for Contemporary Irish History promotes research in recent Irish history. This Seminar Series is intended to act as a forum where those engaged in research in Contemporary Irish History can discuss their work with likeminded people. All lectures take place at 4pm in the Trinity Long Room Hub. Presenters speak for a maximum of 45 minutes, followed by a general discussion.
This paper focuses on the loyalist community in Cavan and Monaghan from the signing of the Ulster Covenant through to the establishment of the Irish Free State and the Civil War. In particular, it focuses on the awkward questions of identity faced by the community after the partition of Ireland in 1921 (and by the growing likelihood of this event in the years previous). Cavan and Monaghan, along with Donegal, represented the three Ulster counties with the lowest Protestant populations. Cavan and Monaghan existed on the edges of Ulster itself with loyalist social networks overlapping with the distinctly non-Ulster counties of Meath, Louth, Longford and Leitrim. Despite this, these counties claimed to profess as strong an “Ulster Unionist” identity as their more Northerly neighbours. This was supported in 1912 with their enthusiastic support for the Ulster Covenant. In signing this the Cavan and Monaghan Unionists effectively sundered their own political future from that of their southern coreligionists. However, the three counties were to be similarly cast adrift from the North just a few years later when the Ulster Unionist Council accepted the principle of six county partition. This represented a severe identity crisis for the Unionists of Cavan and Monaghan. This paper examines both how prevalent an “Ulster” identity can be said to be in these two counties before then moving on to explore the ways in which this community successfully and unsuccessfully recast themselves as southern Unionists. In doing so it touches on important questions such as what it the idea of Ulster and an Ulster identity actually mean, how intertwined Southern and Ulster Unionism were in the border region and how the new Northern state functioned as a cultural symbol for southern loyalists. Daniel Purcell is a 3rd year PhD candidate in the History Department of Trinity College, supervised by David Fitzpatrick and Anne Dolan. He completed his undergraduate degree in Somerville College Oxford before returning to Trinity College for his MPhil and PhD. His research focuses on Southern Irish Protestantism in the Irish Revolution. Specifically, he is interested in the Irish border region and how the narrative and understanding of the Revolution is impacted by the overlap of different identities (Protestant, loyalist, Ulsterman) within the community. He has been published in the Breifne Historical Journal and Irish Lives Remembered.
Commemorating Partition and Civil Wars in Ireland, 2020-2023
This episode features a paper by Dr Anne Dolan (TCD). The paper - 'Divisions after the Irish Civil War' - was introduced by Dr Marie Coleman (QUB).
This episode features a paper by Dr Anne Dolan (TCD). The paper - 'Divisions after the Irish Civil War' - was introduced by Dr Marie Coleman (QUB).
Presented and produced by Seán Delaney. This week I hear about a new book by an Irish author which aimes to promote awareness of multicultural matters through picture books. The book is written by Dr. Anne Dolan of Mary Immaculate College and the title is You, Me and Diversity: Picture books for teaching development and intercultural education. I also spoke to Dr. Clea Schmidt from the University of Manitoba and Dr. Antoinette Gagné of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Sorry about the sound quality in some parts of this programme. I am using some new recording equipment and it's taking me a while to come to terms with it. Hopefully things will improve soon! Seán