EPISODE · Sep 23, 2019 · 1H 13M
A century on—how do we view the War of Independence?
from History Ireland · host History Ireland
Recorded @ Malahide Community School2pm Thursday 19 September 2019A century on—how do we view the War of Independence?How has recent scholarship changed our view of the War of Independence? What new sources are now available? And has this in turn affected how we commemorate these events? History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, chaired this special Hedge School, geared towards senior cycle history students. Donal Fallon (co-editor of the blog Come Here To Me), Liz Gillis (author of 25 May: The Burning of the Customs House 1921), Martin Mansergh (government’s Expert Advisory Group on Commemorations), Mary McAuliffe (Assistant Professor of Gender Studies, UCD), and Kevin Manning (history teacher, Malahide Community School) responded to questions devised by the students of Malahide Community School, Portmarnock Community School, Skerries Community School, Sutton Park School and St Fintan’s High School, Sutton. The Hedge School was supported by the Commemorations Unit of the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
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Recorded @ Malahide Community School 2pm Thursday 19 September 2019 A century on—how do we view the War of Independence? How has recent scholarship changed our view of the War of Independence? What new sources are now available? And has this in turn affected how we commemorate these events? History Ireland editor, Tommy Graham, chaired this special … Continue reading A century on—how do we view the War of Independence? →
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