Podcasts about public records office

Hello a chairde, and welcome to episode 40 of Blúiríní Béaloidis, the podcast from the National Folklore Collection. It would be remiss of me not to commence this episode of the podcast with long, grovelling apologies concerning the absence of signs of life regarding the series over the last year and a half. The good news is that the podcast still exists, the work of the NFC continues apace, and the bad news, well… there is no bad news really; just the reality of one individuals less-than-perfect attempts at keeping a variety of plates spinning while kicking cans down the road. Forgive me please! Forty episodes ago, we commenced our wanderings through the folklore furrow by asking 'what is folklore?' Now, having traversed some of the way together, we will stop to consider well, what is a folklore archive? Folklore archives, in actively setting out to document the traditional customs, practices and memories of ‘ordinary people', have tended to develop on the margins of the professional archival world. They offer unique cases for archival research, as the systems of classification and description they employ, along with the impulses that motivate them, pose questions regarding the relevance of formal archival ideas (which often developed in response to the needs or large and powerful government bureaucracies). In this episode we will explore the role and nature of archives generally, and will consider the form and nature of the folklore archive specifically. We'll hear from the visionary individuals who established the folklore archive in Ireland, will explore Ireland's troubled relationship with archives, look at the systems of classification and description which are employed in folklore archives, and consider what use this material offers us in these troubled times. I have many people to thank for helping me to create this episode; Cathal Goan, for his kind permission to use excerpts from his wonderful 1985 radio documentary 'Lest They Perish', Cormac O'Malley for permission to use recording of him reading account of the destruction of the Public Records Office of Ireland in his father Ernie O'Malley's memoir 'The Singing Flame', my colleague Kate Manning, Principal Archivist at UCD Archives for her alerting me to a fascinating 1935 government memorandum concerning the establishment of the Irish Folklore Commission, my colleagues at the National Folklore Collection for their assistance, support and good humour, and finally to yourselves, dear listeners, for your continued interest and support in our work. So, sin a bhfuil! We're already working away on a new series of interviews and episodes, and please God, will return with more next year. Beirigí bua agus beannacht! Jonny

Historians owe their livelihoods to the archives of historical material spread throughout the world.  However, archives were not established as mere repositories of historical memory, but rather as tools of statecraft and empire!  We talk with Asheesh Kapur Siddique, (from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, about archives and empire, and his path-breaking scholarship into 18th-century history. .

In this summer instalment of erstwhile podcast This Must Be The Place, Liz Taylor (no, not the actor – who is dead by the way) talks with Brendan Gleeson (no, also not that other actor). Brendan Gleeson is Professor of Urban Policy at the University of Melbourne and has had a decades-long career in publishing urban research. But since 2021 Brendan has for health reasons “stepped off the plate” from heading the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute – he hasn't read an academic theory text in over a year, and has instead been rescaling his focus to the local and the everyday of life in the Hotham Hill area of North Melbourne. Brendan's recent projects include setting up an independent press, Shiel Street Press (named for the North Melbourne street – also home of the Public Records Office), publishing a book of poems based on Gardiner Reserve in North Melbourne (“Records of the Loss Property Department of Gardiner Reserve”), and researching the life and times of a long-lived cockatoo (Cocky Duggan) who lived in a hotel in North Melbourne in the mid 20th century and was known for his “more than passable impersonation of men vomiting”. Gardiner Reserve is a place Brendan suddenly spent a lot of time in, living and observing at a walking pace, and the “Records of the Loss Property Department of Gardiner Reserve” book is a faux-corporate drama made up of pictures and poems, in large part inspired by items left behind in the park that Brendan's flat faces onto – beginning with the triggering sight of a set of sparkly children's shoes discarded (but neatly arranged) in a playground. From these lost and found items – shoes, toys, milk crates, crochet rugs, single crutches, the routine sadness of lost cat signs - the discussion gets on to themes of loss, grief, time, decay, children gone and grown, and the broader cultural fascination of discarded objects. Liz ties it into Walter Benjamin's Arcades Project and his theories of modernity and decay, and to “Found Magazine” including Speckles the proto-viral “Loss Cat”. Also covered are municipal micro-regulations, public trees, Blue Lake, urban noises (lots of them are in the background), the anxiety of public toilet announcements (“door locked – your maximum use time is…”), North Melbourne Swimming Pool, and of course concluding with the tale of Cocky Duggan of the Court House Hotel. It was a long conversation and most of the background on Shiel Street Press has been cut but you find more information here - https://www.shielstreetpress.com.

jQuery(document).ready(function(){ cab.clickify(); }); Original Podcast with clickable words https://tinyurl.com/29q2ab9r Contact: irishlingos@gmail.com An exhibition about the Civil War in the Four Courts. Taispeántas faoin gCogadh Cathartha sna Ceithre Cúirteanna. On June 28, 1922, the Civil War broke out when the IRA's anti - treaty forces were attacked by temporary government forces. Ar an 28 Meitheamh 1922, cuireadh tús leis an gCogadh Cathartha nuair a rinne fórsaí an rialtais shealadaigh ionsaí ar fhórsaí frithchonartha an IRA. The anti-contract forces had been stationed in the Four Courts in Dublin since the previous April and had control of the place. Bhí na fórsaí frithchonartha curtha fúthu sna Ceithre Cúirteanna i mBaile Átha Cliath ón Aibreán roimhe sin agus smacht acu ar an áit. An exhibition with a digital app was launched in the Four Courts today to commemorate that fateful battle. Seoladh taispeántas a bhfuil aip dhigiteach ag dul leis sna Ceithre Cúirteanna inniu chun comóradh a dhéanamh ar an gcath cinniúnach úd. Dublin-based historian Lorcan Collins is best known for setting up The 1916 Walking Rebellion Tour, and says it is impossible to say whether it was right: "Michael Collins only had six weeks to negotiate with Lloyd George, who was British Prime Minister at the time. Tá cáil ar an staraí Lorcan Collins i mBaile Átha Cliath faoin turas treoraithe The 1916 Walking Rebellion Tour a bhunú, agus dar leis nach féidir a mhaíomh cé acu an raibh an ceart: "Ní raibh ach sé seachtaine ag Michael Collins chun idirbheartaíocht a dhéanamh le Lloyd George, a bhí mar Phríomh-Aire na Breataine ag an am. He was under terrible pressure. Bhí brú uafásach air. "When you think about it, they had six years to negotiate Britain's exit from the European Union, and yet, they made a mess of it. "Nuair a smaoiníonn tú air, bhí sé bliana acu chun idirbheartaíocht a dhéanamh ar imeacht na Breataine as an Aontas Eorpach, agus fós féin, rinne siad praiseach de. “When Henry Wilson was killed in London,” said Lorcan Collins, “that angered Lloyd George and Churchill and it was believed that Michael Collins had given the order to kill Wilson. "Nuair a maraíodh Henry Wilson i Londain," a dúirt Lorcan Collins, "chuir sin fearg ar Lloyd George agus Churchill agus bhíothas den tuairim gurbh é Michael Collins a thug an t-ordú chun Wilson a mharú. "So Britain ordered the provisional government in Ireland to abolish the IRA in the Four Courts." "Mar sin, thug an Bhreatain ordú don rialtas sealadach in Éirinn lucht an IRA sna Ceithre Cúirteanna a dhíothú." On 28 June 1922, the Four Courts were attacked and the battle lasted for 60 hours until the IRA surrendered. Ar 28 Meitheamh 1922, rinneadh ionsaí ar na Ceithre Cúirteanna agus mhair an cath go ceann 60 uair an chloig go dtí gur ghéill an an tIRA. Although not many people were injured during the conflict, the Public Records Office was destroyed. Cé nár gortaíodh mórán daoine le linn na caismirte, scriosadh Oifig na dTaifead Poiblí. "Thousands were killed during the Civil War," said Professor Paul Rouse of the School of History at University College Dublin, "and it has fostered a great division among the people that is still to be found in the political life of the country." "Maraíodh na mílte i rith an Chogaidh Chathartha," a dúirt an tOllamh Paul Rouse ón Scoil Staire sa Choláiste Ollscoile, Baile Átha Cliath, "agus chothaigh sé deighilt mhór i measc an phobail atá fós le brath ar shaol polaitiúil na tíre." Guided tours of the Four Courts are available as part of the exhibition. Tá turais treoraithe timpeall na gCeithre Cúirteanna ar fáil mar chuid den taispeántas. They can be booked online in advance. Is féidir iad a chur in áirithe ar líne roimh ré. A tour in Irish will take place tomorrow evening at 1:30. Beidh turas i Gaeilge ar siúl tráthnóna amárach ag 1:30. The app related to the demo is available in the Apple Store and Google Store.

'Better a state without public records than public records without a state'?— state formation, archives and commemoration So said Winston Churchill in reference to the Irish Free State on hearing news of the destruction of the Public Records Office in the Four Courts in June 1922 at the outbreak of the Civil War. But in many respects, this also applies to Northern Ireland whose Public Records Office Northern Ireland (PRONI) didn't open its doors until 1924. How did these two institutions overcome this initial setback and what has been their significance in state formation, archives and commemoration?   Listen to Tommy Graham, editor of History Ireland, in discussion with Marie Coleman, Catriona Crowe, Ray Gillespie and Neil Johnston.   This Hedge School is a part of a wider digital event hosted by the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, in conjunction with Beyond 2022.

**My new weekly series 'Partisans: Irish Stories from the Spanish Civil War' launches on Monday Nov 18th**This bonus show looks at a famous event that haunts Irish history - the Four Courts Explosion. In June 1922 during the opening phase of the Irish Civil War, the Public Records Office was destroyed in a massive explosion that rocked Dublin City Centre. Several centuries of Irish historical records had been stored in the building, most of which were incinerated. In this episode I explain the background to the explosion and what was lost. Then in the second part of the podcast I visit the National Archives on Bishop Street where I meet Zoe Reid who works restoring items rescued from the site in the aftermath of the explosion.Thanks to Zoe Reid (twitter.com/NAIConservator) for taking the time to talk to me & Joanne Carrol in the National Library for her help in organising this episode.For more details on Explore Your Archive Week mention in the podcast check out www.araireland.ieSupport the show www.patreon.com/irishpodcasttwitter/Insta irishhistory  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Miss Information presents… Wattle & Daub: On the Case! To celebrate our podcast’s 100th episode, head back to 1867 to follow intrepid English detectives Charles Wattle and Silas Daub as they investigate a Very English Mystery brought to them by The Queen. Will Wattle and Daub catch their man? Find out…now!*. . . Wattle & Daub: On the Case! is produced by Tall Boy Productions, written by and starring the hosts of Miss Information, with additional voice talents from the Misters Information. Sounds by Soundsnap. [Other music included in this episode and faux-mercials: 1) Enya, “Only Time,” 2000; 2) Tragically Hip, “Ahead by a Century,” 1996.] (c) 2019 *Have no fear, we’ll be back to regular episodes next week.

Voting to maintain the Union in 1918: ‘the strongest pillars upon which they stood’ Tom Garvin in The Evolution of Irish Nationalist Politics stated that ‘the general election of December 1918 was, in the language of political science, a critical election.’ It was the dawn of intense electioneering and the creation of adroit propaganda campaigns aimed at winning the hearts and minds of the electorate. Southern unionists, like their nationalist counterparts, sought to persuade (and at times manipulate) opinion to draw support for their manifestos and policies during these elections. This paper will examine how and where unionist candidates were nominated and geographically located in 1918. Analysis on the methods of propaganda (such as newspapers, advertisements, symbols, ballads and so on) that were utilised will be conducted; and an examination into the themes and content of unionist political messages will demonstrate how they aimed to secure votes. The threat of partition loomed and fears were raised among southern unionists that key politicians in Ulster, such as Edward Carson, perceived the island as ‘consisting of two parties only – Ulster Unionists and Southern Nationalists’ (Irish Times, 18 November 1918). Therefore, an answer as to how these concerns and the everyday issues of taxation, rates, pensions and farming were addressed in unionist propaganda will be provided. Finally, the results of southern unionist candidates in the 1918 general election will be discussed to ascertain how they fared in their constituencies by comparison to nationalist competitors, and to determine who cast their votes in favour of the union. Alongside a range of secondary sources, some of the primary sources in this paper includes: Parliamentary Debates of the House of Commons, reports from national and regional newspapers, and private papers and Ulster Unionist Council minutes from the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland. Elaine Callinan attained a BA honours degree in Humanities from Carlow College and an MPhil from Trinity College Dublin. She will complete her PhD thesis titled ‘Propaganda and Electioneering, 1917-1920’ in Trinity College Dublin this year. Her research explores the propaganda campaigns and electioneering methods of unionists, nationalists and labour for the by-elections of 1917-18, the 1918 general election and the local government elections of 1920. Elaine is a history lecturer in modern Irish, European and transatlantic history at Carlow College, St Patrick’s.

Alfred Atherton's murder case has been kept closed for 75 years, but in January 2016, the Public Records Office of Victoria opened it to its public collection. Joan is able to read the file for the first time, finding it stirs memories of the legacy her mother left her as a child.

On the 23rd July 1998, the Public Records Office published a number of files, that had previously been held in secret, in respect of activities planned and undertaken by the Special Operations Executive, or SOE, in Western Europe during the Second World War. Dur: 24mins File: .mp3

Vanessa Carr takes us through a brief history of the Public Records Office, looking at public records from 1086 to 2003.