As time passes and we move further away from specific moments and events, nuance is lost. An historical narrative is written and in it incidents may be omitted and periods of time compressed so that a story can be neatly told. This is the nature of history-telling for the most part - condensing the story … Continue reading Ephemeral Arteries: Connecting with our past through ‘disposable’ artefacts
To celebrate International Women's Day, which takes place on Monday 8 March, we are looking at how one woman fought alongside Irish parents to establish the first multi-denominational and co-educational school in Ireland. Gemma Hussey (nee Moran) was born on 11 November 1938. She grew up in Bray, Co. Wicklow and was educated at the … Continue reading IWD 2021: Gemma Hussey
2018 marks the 100th anniversary of partial women’s suffrage, granted under the Representation of the People Act (1918) which received royal assent on 6 February 1918, extending the franchise to all men over 21 and for the first time, to women over 30 if they were a graduate voting in a university constituency or a … Continue reading Unconquered and Unconquerable