August

2nd August, 1981

There were binlids in Newry...

4th August, 1914

They are the remains of a force raised here in the 17th Century…

4th August, 1934

We watched the making of a cinema in the village...

No Date August, 1894

Curious walk very straight firm and steady down...

No Date August, 1917

The words seemed like a knell to me...

No Date August, 1943

Did Mussolini fall too soon?

4th August, 1891

I expect the mule driver was glad of the rest too...

6th August, 1904

Such ugly women I never in my life beheld...

7th August, 1940

Was miserable with deafness all morning...

7th August, 1953

I feel rather sad for pussy...

8th August, 1891

We went to tea at the Prices...

9th August, 1891

We went on to the ice cave...

10th August, 1951

It is a great responsibility living with someone who must write...

13th August, 1891

I also heard yodelling for the first time...

16th August, 1891

People of all sorts and conditions and at such an early hour too....

19th August, 1891

We had our dinner the best we could....

25th August, 1911

The first act in Arcadia was beautifully staged...

31st August, 1918

Carried 7,340 patients...

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Una Gioncada Haldane

Tyrone-native living in Italy during Mussolini's regime. Diary period: 1940s

Marjorie Lyle

First female insurance broker in Ireland. Diary period: 1970s

Elizabeth Holmes

Wife of Church of Ireland Minister and mother of three children. Diary period: 1890s

Emma Duffin

Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) nurse during the First and Second World Wars. Diary period: 1910s

Maria Duffin

Founding member of the Charity Organisation Society. Diary Period: 1950s

Eva Gore Booth

Writer, political activist & sister of Countess Markievicz. Diary Period: 1890s

Lady Hariot Dufferin

Diplomat's wife and philanthropist. Diary period: 1930s

Ruth Duffin

Young poet documenting social life and travels. Diary period: 1900s

Sylvia Mary Duffin (Molly)

Teenage girl documenting a trip to Germany & social life. Diary period: 1910s

Roberta Hewitt

Socialist, volunteer for the Nursery School Association and wife of John Hewitt. Diary period: 1950s

Eva Chichester

Sunday school teacher and amateur photographer. Diary period: 1940s

Bronagh McAtasney

A Teenage girl growing up in Newry during the Troubles. Diary period: 1980s

Lilian Spender

Political observer, philanthropist and wife of Wilfred Spender. Diary period: 1910s

Lucy Sinton Kelly

Nurse in the Casualty Clearing Stations and hospital trains during the First World War. Diary Period: 1910s

Moya Woodside

Writer for the Mass Observation during the Belfast Blitz & birth control campaigner. Diary period: 1940s

Elizabeth Richards

Observer and supporter of the 1798 Irish Rebellion. Diary Period: 1790s

J P Smiles

Young girl documenting a family trip to Switzerland. Diary period: 1890s.

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