Volume 7 of ‘The Old Kerry Journal’ will provide our loyal readers with much to contemplate, and to enjoy, during this strangest of times in all our lives. Our newest edition includes an excerpt from a previously unpublished work by the late Russell McMorran on 19th century Kerry historian and genealogist, Mary Agnes Hickson. She […]
We are delighted to report that work has concluded on an exciting new oral history project, sponsored by, and in association with, the Irish Academy of Engineering (IAE), Engineers Ireland and the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland (ACEI). Members of these three organisations include, for example, current and former Chairpersons / Presidents of the […]
To mark Ireland’s commemoration of the centenary of the formation of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Eireann) we have undertaken a significant three-year oral history project entitled 1922-2022: A Century of Change. We are delighted to announce the completion of Part 1 of the project which will be launched in the RDS in Dublin in […]
Launched in October 2018, Voices of the Troubles is a unique oral history project sponsored by the EU Special EU Programmes Body Peace IV fund under the objective to build positive relations with people from different backgrounds and communities to support peace and reconciliation. Due to the history of division in Northern Ireland and the border […]
We are delighted to present Season 1 of the Irish Life and Lore podcast. Drawing on our library of over 4,000 hours of oral history recordings, collected over twenty years, Maurice O’Keeffe examines topics ranging from the Great Irish Famine to Irish railway history. Carefully chosen sound clips are woven together to provide a nuanced […]
