11 May ‘Open the Archives’: Intro
#OpentheArchives at the National Print Museum
As part of her MA in Public History at University College Dublin, Katie Breen carefully selected and researched items from the Museum’s lesser-known archive.
“Being onsite at the National Print Museum for the last month has been such an incredible experience. While the museum had a fair idea about what was in their archive, combing through it and picking out what interested me, and being the first to research those pieces has been simply amazing. As a history student I chose to focus on the stories of the events and people in these pieces. In a living and working museum such as the National Print Museum, having an onsite archive filled with important newspapers and documents from the past is so important, and adds to the heritage of the museum which you can see and touch, just like the printing machines themselves!” – Katie Breen, MA, Public History, University College Dublin
Louth Parochial Carnival Programme (1950)
Dancing as a social and leisure activity has roots stretching back centuries....
Dancing at Lughnasa Programme from the Abbey Theatre (1990)
Since ancient times, theatre has been both a form of entertainment and a medium for addressing current concerns. ...
Greyhound Racing Newspaper Section (1947)
Sports sections have long been a common feature of any newspaper, offering a glimpse into the popular pastimes of a given era. ...
Mosney Computer Centre Advertisement (1984)
While a computer centre might not be a ‘wow factor’ to prospective holidaymakers today, in 1984 one was used to attract new guests....
Midsummer Ball Poster (1968)
Midsummer has been a time of celebration for centuries, often associated with the lighting of bonfires. ...
Tug-of-War Championship Photograph (1908)
What did the Dublin print trade and the Olympic Games have in common? Tug-of-war, of course. ...
Intro: Irish Leisure through the Decades
What can the archive tell us about everyday life?...
Trade Unionism and the 1916 Easter Rising
Éamon de Valera is installed as third President of the Republic of Ireland at a ‘brief and simple ceremony’ at Dublin Castle on June 25....
Éamon de Valera, 1882-1975
Éamon de Valera is installed as third President of the Republic of Ireland at a ‘brief and simple ceremony’ at Dublin Castle on June 25....
Daniel O’Connell Centenary Commemoration Sheet, 1875
This commemoration sheet was printed by the Dublin Typographical Provident Society for the centenary celebration of Daniel O’Connell on the 6 August 1875....
‘Open the Archives’: Intro
As part of her MA in Public History at University College Dublin, Katie Breen carefully selected and researched items from the Museum's lesser-known archive....
“Needs Must” – The Second World War and Newspaper Rationing
To-day the “Evening Mail,” for the first time we believe in its history of 119 years, appears as a single sheet. “Needs must,” and no apology to our readers will mend matters or enlarge our ...
Ethel Rosenberg and the “Red Scare”
“Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the Communist Party?” … In the early 1950s when anti-Communist hysteria swept across the United States of America, thousands of Americans had to ...