Born into the Anglo-Irish landowning class of Down (Killyleagh Castle), Archibald Hamilton Rowan (1751-1832) led a colorful life. Heavily influenced by the celebrated radical John Jebb at Cambridge, R
In association with RTE, The Invisible Art is a celebration of the classical modern music of Ireland and the composers who created it, accompanied by a major series of concerts at the National Concert
'It is a pity that we, who never believed in the use of force, must suffer for the blunders of little dictators and stupid military leaders.' - Comdt Patrick Quinlan, Jadotville, September 1961 In 196
This is the story of 32 merchant seamen from Ireland who were held in conditions of great hardship in an SS slave labour camp from 1943-45. They were being punished for refusing to join the German war