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 great crusade? The Church of Ireland and interpretations of the Second World War, 1939-45’ Read more »

The Church of Ireland Historical Society’s first conference of the year will be on Saturday, 21 April 2018 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 21 April 2018 Read more »

This week (on 13th June to be precise) marks the 150th anniversary of W. B. Yeats’s birth. Entering into the spirit of this particular commemoration, the RCB Library, which is the main record repository of the Church of Ireland, presents significant …

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