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Full bibliographic references to these two pieces can be found on our Publications page.

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The second, an article titled “How to Reconstruct a Lost Archive in the Digital Age: The Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland, The Fire of 1922, and the Archival Loss and Recovery Model (ALARM)” was published in the Belgian journal ABB (www.archibib.be/EN/objectives)

The first, “Courting the Past: Reconstructing Ireland’s Lost Legal Records, circa 1300–1922” appears as a chapter of Law and Constitutional Change, edited by David Capper, Conor McCormick, and Norma Dawson (307–40. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025).

Provost Dr Linda Doyle presented the award to Co-Director Ciarán Wallace at an enjoyable event on 5 December, pictured above.

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Their stories, experiences and sense of place will be layered onto historical maps, creating a shared portrait of community life across decades.

‘Mapping Memories’ responds to this challenge in a participatory way. Rather than offering conventional digital training, the project invites older members of the community to become co-creators of a local history resource: a richly annotated map of their neighbourhood as they remember it.

Digital exclusion remains a feature in the lives of many older people in Ireland, limiting access to public services as well as to social connection and hobbies. The VRTI sometimes sees the enthusiasm of older people tempered by a feeling that they lack digital skills needed for the online realm.

A list of the featured collections can also be found on our News & Events page here:

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The third, 'Ireland’s undiscovered past: the 1800s' (featuring @gillianobrien.bsky.social) delved into the VRTI in search of lesser-known men and women to reveal new interpretations of Ireland’s recent past. youtu.be/dsuWzs00AXM?...

The second, 'Ireland, 1485-1798: colonial laboratory?' (featuring @nejohnst.bsky.social) examined how Ireland was used as a colonial laboratory by the English Crown and its servants. youtu.be/EY3nimRylms?...

The first, 'England’s First Colony: Medieval Ireland, 1171-1500' provided an overview of the history of English intervention in Ireland and its role in the political development of the British and Irish isles. youtu.be/z96EoL0qhxI?...

It was the main channel of communications between government departments in England and their counterparts in Ireland, coordinating administration of a wide range of issues, from trade and taxes, to policing and putting down insurrections.

The HO 100 series is especially important as it helps to replace the many records of the Irish Chief Secretary’s Office (CSO), destroyed in the Four Courts in 1922. The CSO oversaw the entire government machinery of Dublin Castle, acting as the executive government for Ireland.

These copies were preserved by the Public Record Office, London, now @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy. A sixth original volume never left Philadelphia and so was not destroyed in 1922.

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In 1867 a scholar recognised them as the missing Irish records and arranged for their return. Five volumes were sent to the new Public Record Office in Dublin—only to be destroyed in 1922. Fortunately, in 1867 when the five volumes arrived from America they were copied out in full.