Monthly Archives: March 2016
The 1916 Easter Rising: The Seven Signatories of the Proclamation of Independence
The Easter Rising took place primarily in Dublin from the 24th April to the 30th April 1916. It was planned in secret by seven...
The Meaning of the Proclamation of Independence
The Proclamation of Independence, as read out on the steps of the GPO by Padraig Pearse during the Easter Rising of 1916, is arguably...
Green, White, Orange: The National Flag of Ireland
The Tricolour, green, white and orange flag only gained its official status relatively recently.
A Symbol of Ireland - The Green, White and Orange Flag
On...
Patrick the Legend – The Story of St Patrick
The exact date of St Patrick's birth is not known, but it is thought that it was around the year 386 AD. As everyone...
Ernest Walton: The Irish Man Who Split the Atom
Nobel Prize winner Ernest Walton is best known for the seminal series of 'atom-smashing' experiments that he carried out in the 1930s at the...
John P Holland: Submarine Man
Despite facing what sometimes seemed like insurmountable obstacles, the Irish engineer John P Holland refused to give up on his vision of building a...
