doyle3 Posted 17 February , 2021 Share Posted 17 February , 2021 2 weeks in but may be of interest https://www.armaghbanbridgecraigavon.gov.uk/commemorations-lecture/ The first two sessions have been interesting. A few minor technical issues but generally running well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 17 February , 2021 Share Posted 17 February , 2021 Thanks. I signed up, but thought that the "application form" was somewhat over the top in the amount of information they want. For example why take registrants telephone numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyle3 Posted 17 February , 2021 Author Share Posted 17 February , 2021 10 minutes ago, corisande said: Thanks. I signed up, but thought that the "application form" was somewhat over the top in the amount of information they want. For example why take registrants telephone numbers I suspect that they are still in old mindset expecting to deal with locals attending in person and the comms that goes around events like that. Name and email address is really all that's needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 17 February , 2021 Share Posted 17 February , 2021 2 minutes ago, doyle3 said: I suspect that they are still in old mindset My thought too As you have seen two of the episodes, do you have any observations on the content (or is it better for me just to see for myself ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyle3 Posted 17 February , 2021 Author Share Posted 17 February , 2021 possibly a little too academic for my liking but the speakers know their stuff. First session was pre WW1 with UVF, IV and the gun running etc Some info about other voluntary orgs springing up, recruitment Last night's session - quite a bit on Belgian refugees, support for PoWs, collection of moss for medical purposes etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 17 February , 2021 Share Posted 17 February , 2021 Thanks I will give it a go next week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyle3 Posted 24 February , 2021 Author Share Posted 24 February , 2021 the session last night ran over a little bit :-) 3 book recommendations that came from the session : "The Sleepwalkers : How Europe Went to War in 1914" By Christopher Clark https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sleepwalkers-How-Europe-Went-1914/dp/0141027827/ "A United Kingdom" by Catriona Pennell https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingdom-United-Popular-Responses-Outbreak/dp/0198708467/ and the presenters own book : "Ireland and the Great War" by Niamh Gallagher https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ireland-Great-War-Political-History/dp/178831462X/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 24 February , 2021 Share Posted 24 February , 2021 I must say I thought that her talk was very well done. At 2 hours it was long, but I didn't think it was boring. Interesting how Irish academics are going to England to do their research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyle3 Posted 24 February , 2021 Author Share Posted 24 February , 2021 First time listening to this presenter and I think she did a very good job. It flowed very well. I like the idea of the short break and then a Q&A session. The technology didn't cause too many problems other than the muting at the start. 95 people online wasn't a bad turnout. Yes, surprising that an Irish academic is in a UK uni but it sounds like it's working out well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 24 February , 2021 Share Posted 24 February , 2021 2 minutes ago, doyle3 said: Yes, surprising that an Irish academic is in a UK uni but it sounds like it's working out well. Yes and Eve Morrison (whose new book on Kilmichael should be out in about a month) is working at Oxford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyle3 Posted 1 April , 2021 Author Share Posted 1 April , 2021 The question I raised on the session with Brian Hanley re the smuggling of a tank came from a photo in an English Uni collection https://warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/archives_online/digital/sara/ireland/ I've not come across this info in any other collections but did find a version of the photo in a newspaper archive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 1 April , 2021 Share Posted 1 April , 2021 Yer man did not want to know about it in his talk :-) There is a slight amplification in the London Illustrated News where you found the photo Seems that thare were two tanks and that they had been supplied by the British to the White Russians. Poetic justice to send them on to Ireland Oddly the event had little/no coverage in the press. I could not get anything out of the Times Archive either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 1 April , 2021 Share Posted 1 April , 2021 OK found the references - HMS Lion had little to do with it all. You get most in searching for Olga in April 1920. The Scotsman has the longest report (I have not included it all) My feeling was that the arms were not bound for Ireland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyle3 Posted 4 April , 2021 Author Share Posted 4 April , 2021 thanks for taking the time to look into that @corisande Looks to be a non-story as far as Ireland is concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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