On Saturday 6th April, the Church of Ireland Historical Society (COIHS) hosted its first conference of the year in the Armagh Robinson Library. We had a superb turnout and wish to thank members, both old and new as well as …
Under the terms of the Irish Church Act (32&33 Vic. c. 42 sect. 2) of 26 July 1869, which passed into law in 1871, the union between Church and State in Ireland that had existed since the Reformation was dissolved, and …
Marking Disestablishment 150: display at RCB Library Read more »
As part of the Church of Ireland Historical Society’s commitment to supporting postgraduates and their research, we asked the 2018 COIHS Postgraduate Prize Winner, Mathew Houston, to write a short blog about his essay. Here’s what he had to say. …
The project to digitize, catalogue and make available online the Church of Ireland’s collections of architectural drawings of churches housed in the Representative Church Body (RCB) Library has reached another significant landmark, with the completion of imaging ten albums of …
Publication of early 19th-century architectural albums online Read more »
On Tuesday 12 March former Senator, TD and Minister Dr Martin Mansergh will launch Protestant and Irish: The minority’s search for place in independent Ireland, edited by Ian d’Alton and Ida Milne, and published by Cork University Press. It will …
The Church of Ireland Historical Society’s first conference of the year will be on Saturday, 6 April 2019 in Armagh Robinson Library. The library is located at the northwest entrance gate to the Church of Ireland Cathedral. Tea and coffee will be served from 10.30am and the …
Date for your diary: COIHS Spring Conference, 6 April 2019 Read more »
The RCB Library has digitised one of its most significant medieval manuscripts: The Red Book of Ossory (RCB Library D11/2/1). Not only is it available for public consultation on the Church of Ireland website but it will also be published by The …
Medieval Irish manuscript, The Red Book of Ossory, to be published Read more »
The Church of Ireland Historical Society is delighted to announce that the Postgraduate Prize for 2019 is now open! The Prize provides an excellent opportunity for research students to promote their work that considers aspects of the Church of Ireland. The prize is open …
On 7th February 1619, the oldest surviving register in existence in Ireland, the combined register from St John’s parish in Dublin, commenced. This makes this particular volume 400 years old this month. During her recent visit to the Representative Church Body …
Ireland’s earliest register: St John’s Parish Register 400 years old Read more »
The Church of Ireland Historical Society is delighted to announce that the 2018 COIHS Postgraduate Prize Winner is Matthew Houston. His paper was entitled ‘The great crusade? The Church of Ireland and interpretations of the Second World War’. He will …