The penultimate feature piece in the ongoing ‘Borderless Church’ series, is an examination of the 1980s decade through the lens of The Church of Ireland Gazette, the Church’s then weekly newspaper, in conjunction with the online release of all editions for …
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, 17 April 2021 and both members and day participants can hear our fantastic four speakers via Zoom …
Date for your diary: COIHS Spring Conference (online), 17 April 2021 Read more »
The final blog of 2020 is an examination of the 1970s through the lens of the Church of Ireland Gazette, the Church’s weekly newspaper. It coincides with the online release of all editions for that decade: 1970-79 inclusive. In contrast to …
Missed the last conference at online on 7th November 2020? Unfortunately due to the current pandemic we were unable to hold our winter conference in our usual venue at the Music Room in Christ Church Cathedral. However, not to be …
Listen Back: COIHS Winter Conference Online 2020 Read more »
On Saturday 28 November 2020 there will be a seminar setting out to explore the experience of Southern Protestants between 1900 and 1923. In particular it will discuss how they ‘became strangers’ in the newly established and very Catholic Free …
‘Becoming Strangers?’ The Experience of Southern Protestants 1900-23 Read more »
Following on from Dr Marie Coleman’s analysis of the 1950s available and Prof Brian M Walker’s personal perspective on the Gazette’s Coverage of the 1960s from north of the Border, Dr Ian d’Alton, Visiting Research Fellow at the Centre for Contemporary …
A Republic of Ireland Perspective on the 1960s: the Church of Ireland Gazette Read more »
Archive editions of the Church of Ireland Gazette, covering 1960 to 1969, are now available online alongside a further presentation in the ‘Borderless Church’ series from the Representative Church Body Library. On 18th October 1963, the first edition of a new …
Editions of the Church of Ireland Gazette for 1960s now available Online Read more »
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, 7 November 2020 and both members and day participants can hear our fantastic four speakers via Zoom …
WE’RE BACK! Date for your diary: COIHS Winter Conference (online), 7 November 2020 Read more »
St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, Galway, currently celebrating the 700th year since its foundation, is delighted to announce that the church bells are sounding out for seven minutes at 7pm for seven days. The initiative commenced on Sunday night (27th September) …
The Representative Church Body Library’s long-term project to digitize and make freely available the complete run of the Church’s all-island newspaper, the Church of Ireland Gazette (in print since 1856) is about to be fulfilled with the addition of the remaining decades …