Joseph Thomas Sheridan (better known as just Sheridan Le Fanu) came from a Huguenot family with clerical connections. He was born on Dublin’s Lower Dominick Street in 1814.
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Above image: Minister Catherine Martin TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media viewing the Anglo Irish Treaty 1921 at the National Archives, Dublin, September 2021.
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Finding your Irish family history
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Lá Fhéile Míchíl ~ St Michael's Day or Michaelmas is celebrated on the September 29th. Michaelmas was an important fair day in the Irish farming calendar, as well as in Ireland's administrative and legal calendar.
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Design an original poster, postcard, or short film that celebrates Hallowe'en, & you could win prizes! Download the entry form below, & email us at WellingtonEmbassyCulture@dfa.ie with any questions.
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DUBLIN FESTIVAL OF HISTORY 2021 What does the recent Mother and Baby Homes Report tell us about gender history in Ireland today? Why is Ireland, as a nation, obsessed with death? Why was a statue of Winston Churchill daubed with the word ‘racist’ in London last year?
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Women in Ireland were not permitted to attend University until 1885, and even then they were highly restricted in what they could study, and even how much they could do on campus in terms of joining societies and even being on campus late into the evening.
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Introduction When Christianity was introduced to Ireland, some old Gaelic names became more popular because they sounded similar to saints' names e.g. Treasa > Teresa | Máiréad > Margaret | Áine > Anna.
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