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  • DIFP Makes Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 eBook Available for Download

     9 May 2012 - The Documents in Irish Foreign Policy, a project of the Royal Irish Academy, is proud to announce that its first eBook on the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 is now available for free download.

    research.dho.ie/1921treaty.epub

    research.dho.ie/1921treaty.mobi

    One of the prescribed topics for the documents-based study in the Leaving Certificate 2014 and 2015 is ‘The Pursuit of Sovereignty and the Impact of Partition, 1919-1949.’ Included in the three case studies for this topic is ‘The Treaty negotiations, October – December 1921’ and as such, the chapter on the Treaty negotiations in Volume I of the Documents of Irish Foreign Policy (DIFP) series (www.difp.ie) will be immensely beneficial to history teachers. With this in mind, DIFP decided to embark on a new venture and put the material from this chapter into an eBook for teachers and students.

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  • Digital Humanities Tech Skills Workshop Series Announced

    16 January 2012 - The DHO is pleased to announce a series of three new workshops providing digital humanities scholars with critical technical skills and hands-on experience. The Digital Humanities Tech Skills series combine short lectures offering subject matter overview with hands-on exercises. The half-day workshops provide an informal forum to rapidly gain knowledge and appreciate application of the skills to real-world research challenges.

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