Tag Archives: Ireland

Plaques at risk: heritage today gone tomorrow?

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Deirdre Molloy

We’re used to thinking historical plaques tell us about the past. There’s clearly no disputing this. That said, whilst working on Open Plaques I’ve gradually come to realise that the converse is equally true. They’re also about the here and … Continue reading →

Posted in News, People | Tagged arson, black culture, Black history, Boolean algebra, Boolean logic, computing, conservation, Cork, fire, George Boole, heritage, heritage crime, Ireland, Islington, Islington Council, Keskidee, listed buildings, literacy, london, Luke Howard, mathematics, metal theft, meterology, Miles Coverdale, Myles Coverdale, namer of clouds, Peoples Plaques, plaque theft, preservation, public culture, science, Tottenham, York | Leave a comment

Finding Flann O’Brien: plaques, places, tongues and names

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Deirdre Molloy

Three is a curious number and if he could speak to us now, I wonder what author Flann O’Brien would make of the three plaques in Ireland erected to commemorate him. He’d probably make a darkly memorable quip that appeared … Continue reading →

Posted in People | Tagged At Swim Two Birds, authors, Bloomsday, Brian O'Nolan, Dublin, fiction, Flann O'Brien, Ireland, literature, Myles na cGopaleen, novelists, satire, Strabane, The Irish Times, The Third Policeman, writers | 2 Comments

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