March

1st March, 1981

Start of hunger strike...

4th March, 1912

Mamma, Dorothy and I went to see the Compton Comedy...

5th March, 1951

I have no more energy and I feel a bit guilty about them...

No Date March, 1967

Then ‘Home’ to a completely different way of life....

5th March, 1890

Norah came in her riding habit...

8th March, 1934

Controversial questions of birth control came up...

8th March, 1973

There was trouble last night in Belfast…

17th March, 1951

Please not the death of forgetfulness – not too soon...

17th March, 1973

Good day worked 2 hours on the book...

19th March, 1914

The Countess who had never made a bed in her life...

19th March, 1894

I meant to write in this diary but find nothing ever happens...

24th March, 1904

Aunties have made me a delightful offer...

24th March, 1942

Nations [should] become better acquainted with each other...

24th March, 1918

The day was so bright it made one feel happy to be alive...

25th March, 1940

Was dead tired in evening...

27th March, 1918

Oh what a sight we seemed to have lived through...

27th March, 1953

A lamb in the kitchen...

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Meet the Diarists

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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