Documents on Documents on Irish Foreign Policy Irish Foreign Policy

(DIFP)(DIFP)Dr Kate O’Malley (RIA)Dr Kate O’Malley (RIA)

DIFP hard copy volumesDIFP hard copy volumes

Apprehensive Historians of the pastApprehensive Historians of the past

Other 20Other 20thth Century primary Century primary sources online recently used in sources online recently used in

workshops and seminars….workshops and seminars….

The 1911 CensusThe 1911 Census

The Dublin 1911 census is now online at: The Dublin 1911 census is now online at: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/The plan is to add new counties and cities on an The plan is to add new counties and cities on an ongoing basis, it is hoped that by next year the entire ongoing basis, it is hoped that by next year the entire census will have been digitised.census will have been digitised.This site has been a great success, and it has been This site has been a great success, and it has been highlighted in the current ‘Who do you think you highlighted in the current ‘Who do you think you are?’ television series on RTÉ. The Irish version of are?’ television series on RTÉ. The Irish version of the well-known BBC programme.the well-known BBC programme.

Newspapers onlineNewspapers online

The Times Digital Archive The Times Digital Archive (UK)(UK)Most Universities have Most Universities have subscribed to this database.subscribed to this database.Students can search and Students can search and read every single page of read every single page of the newspaper published for the newspaper published for the past 200 years, from the past 200 years, from 1785 to 1985. Great for 1785 to 1985. Great for obituaries of well known obituaries of well known political and social figures.political and social figures.

A selection of Irish A selection of Irish Newspapers are also Newspapers are also available online, again available online, again depending on library depending on library accessions in any particular accessions in any particular University they can be seen University they can be seen here:here:

http://http://

www.irishnewsarchive.comwww.irishnewsarchive.com//

Parliamentary DebatesParliamentary Debates

The Dáil Debates are The Dáil Debates are available and fully available and fully searchable at:searchable at:

http://historical-http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/debates.oireachtas.ie/

Also the Stormont Also the Stormont papers are online, so the papers are online, so the Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Parliamentary Debates Parliamentary Debates are searchable from are searchable from 1921 on at:1921 on at:

http://http://stormontpapers.ahds.ac.stormontpapers.ahds.ac.ukuk

The British Cartoon ArchiveThe British Cartoon Archive

The University of Kent have collected and The University of Kent have collected and preserved British cartoons of social and preserved British cartoons of social and political comment and made them available to political comment and made them available to students at:students at:http://library.kent.ac.uk/cartoons/http://library.kent.ac.uk/cartoons/

Here are some examples relating to Ireland Here are some examples relating to Ireland that I have used with students…that I have used with students…

Personal Diaries OnlinePersonal Diaries Online

The Diaries of William Lyon Mackenzie King, The Diaries of William Lyon Mackenzie King, onetime Prime Minister of Canada, are online at:onetime Prime Minister of Canada, are online at:

http://king.collectionscanada.cahttp://king.collectionscanada.ca

These are a very popular primary source for those These are a very popular primary source for those studying the Second World War and Imperial history. studying the Second World War and Imperial history. As a leading Commonwealth politician King had met As a leading Commonwealth politician King had met with many of the world’s leading figures and penned with many of the world’s leading figures and penned his thoughts here (as well as notoriously documenting his thoughts here (as well as notoriously documenting his sleep and dream patterns!!)his sleep and dream patterns!!)

International Editors of International Editors of Diplomatic Documents Diplomatic Documents

websites…websites…Starting with our British Starting with our British

colleagues:colleagues:http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/publications/historianhttp://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/publications/historian

s1/documents-british-policys1/documents-british-policy//

Here are some examples of Here are some examples of searchable volumes online…searchable volumes online…

The Australian site:The Australian site:

http://www.info.dfat.gov.au/historicalhttp://www.info.dfat.gov.au/historical The Swiss site:The Swiss site:

http://www.dodis.ch/e/home.asphttp://www.dodis.ch/e/home.asp The USA site:The USA site:

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ho/frus/

DIFP onlineDIFP online

Documents on Irish Foreign Policy vols I-III Documents on Irish Foreign Policy vols I-III are all online and fully searchable at:are all online and fully searchable at:

www.difp.iewww.difp.ie

We have secured funding to put up the remaining We have secured funding to put up the remaining volumes, and hope to complete this task by the volumes, and hope to complete this task by the

end of the year so keep an eye on the site!!end of the year so keep an eye on the site!!

History lecture today or Classroom 2.0History lecture today or Classroom 2.0