Date for your diary: COIHS Spring Conference, 20 May 2023
The Church of Ireland Historical Society is delighted to announce that it is returning to in-person conferencing. We are excited to return to the Armagh Robinson Library. Our first conference of the year will therefore be held on Saturday, 20 May 2023 and both …
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Date for your diary: COIHS Winter Conference (online) 12 November 2022
The Church of Ireland Historical Society is pleased to announce that it will host its winter conference in a virtual format. It will be held on Saturday, 12 November 2021 and both members and day participants can hear a bumper packed day of six …
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An Unusual Local History Source: The Register of the Hon & Revd William O’Grady (1806-1859)
A rare and unusual source bringing to life a wealth of local and social history in Co. Galway has been revealed by the RCB Library. Rector’s registers, where individual members of the clergy would make notes and write up their …
The Cuala Press: A Focus on the RCB Library’s Collection of Books Published by the Yeats Sisters
The Representative Church Body Library has recently turned its attention to its extensive literature section, specifically the collection of some beautiful books published by Cuala Press during the 1930s and 1940s. These came to light during an extensive project to …
Date for your diary: COIHS Spring Conference (online), 7 May 2022
The Church of Ireland Historical Society is pleased to announce that it will host its spring conference in a virtual format. It will be held on Saturday, 7 May 2022 and both members and day participants can hear our fantastic four speakers via Zoom …
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Mission Work in Chota Nagpur: the Collections of the Revd Gerald Dickson
The story of mission work in Chota Nagpur, India, by the Revd Gerald Dickson in the early part of the 20th Century provides a fascinating collection of lantern slides and a copy of his diary. They were deposited in the …
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