Society & State: 1920s Ireland through its records
Join Dr John Gibney, Assistant Editor with the Royal Irish Academy’s Documents on Irish Foreign Policy programme on Culture Night for an illustrated talk using a selection of records held by the National Archives to paint an unexpected picture of Irish life in the early years of Irish independence.
Date: Friday 20 September 2024
Time:1 8:00 – 19:15
Venue: Reading Room, National Archives, Bishop Street, Dublin 8.
Speaker: Dr John Gibney, Assistant Editor with the Royal Irish Academy’s Documents on Irish Foreign Policy programme
After the upheaval of the Irish revolution, what kind of society emerged in the Irish Free State after independence? How did Irish people live, survive, and even entertain and enjoy themselves? All too often we think of this decade in terms of politics, but there was more to Irish life than the purely political and much of that is revealed by the records held by the National Archives and recently showcased in its landmark ‘Society & State’ exhibition. This illustrated talk will use a selection of those records to paint an unexpected picture of Irish life in the early years of Irish independence.
