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One Photograph: Many Stories, with Cathy Scuffil.

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Host Liz Gillis interviews this week's guest Cathy Scuffil, about a rare photograph found in the South Dublin Libraries digital archive, Source. It feature Patrick Pearse in Irish Volunteers uniform, speaking to a crowd in Dolphin's Barn. Hear the full story as Cathy unravels the complex tales attached to the photograph. ABOUT LIZ GILLIS Liz Gillis has a degree in Modern Irish History and specialises in the Irish Revolutionary period. She is a lecturer at Champlain College Dublin and a researcher on The History Show on RTE Radio. She has also worked as a curator on the RTE 1916 Centenary Proje...

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Michael Fewer on the legacy of TJ Byrne 03.01.2025 37:30

In this episode, Liz Gillis interviews historian and architect, Michael Fewer. Michael is the co-author of Thomas Joseph Byrne: Nation Builder which was published by South Dublin Libraries in 2013. The book details the life of TJ Byrne, an architect whose work, vision and quiet influence had far-reaching results in a broad range of aspects of Irish life in the first half of the 20th century. The...

Irish Crochet Lace Revival Group 10.12.2024 38:42

In this episode, Liz Gillis interviews members of the Irish Crochet Lace Revival Group, Rosaleen Dwyer, Maureen Murray and Colette Appleby, about this traditional craft which was added to Ireland's National Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2019. South Dublin Stories is a podcast by South Dublin County Council Libraries, aimed at telling the story of South Dublin County through the len...

Corkagh Memories with Laetitia Lefroy 30.09.2024 35:34

South Dublin Stories is a podcast by South Dublin County Council Libraries, aimed at telling the story of South Dublin County through the lens of photographs, documents and objects from our Local Studies Collection. It is supported by the Heritage Council's Heritage Stewardship Fund. The podcast is researched and presented by historian Liz Gillis, and features different special guests on each epis...

Niall Quinn on Oscar Traynor - Part Two 06.09.2024 25:46

South Dublin Stories is a podcast by South Dublin County Council Libraries, aimed at telling the story of South Dublin County through the lens of photographs, documents and objects from our Local Studies Collection. It is funded by the Heritage Council's Heritage Stewardship Fund. The podcast is researched and presented by historian Liz Gillis, and features different special guests on each episode...

Niall Quinn on Oscar Traynor - Part One 06.09.2024 23:32

South Dublin Stories is a podcast by South Dublin County Council Libraries, aimed at telling the story of South Dublin County through the lens of photographs, documents and objects from our Local Studies Collection. It is funded by the Heritage Council's Heritage Stewardship Fund. The podcast is researched and presented by historian Liz Gillis, and features different special guests on each episode...

One Photograph: Many Stories, with Cathy Scuffil 18.08.2024 37:34

South Dublin Stories is a podcast by South Dublin County Council Libraries, aimed at telling the story of South Dublin County through the lens of photographs, documents and objects from our Local Studies Collection. It is funded by the Heritage Council's Heritage Stewardship Fund. The podcast is researched and presented by historian Liz Gillis, and features different special guests on each episode...