Peter harbison remembers the antiquarian Lord Walter Fitzgerald
Peter Harbison traces political influence in the 12th-century foundation of the Cistercian Abbey at Jerpoint, County Kilkenny, where extensive conservation by the OPW is in progress
Peter Harbison shares a preview from his forthcoming book on the artistic achievements of antiquarian Henry O’Neill
Peter Harbison retraces the career of W F Wakeman, whose widely published work brought archaeology beyond the confines of antiquarian circles
Françoise Henry’s studies in early Irish art illuminated its role in the medieval art of Europe, writes Peter Harbison.
Peter Harbison recalls the ambitions of a short-lived 18th-century society whose aim was the preservation and recording of Ireland’s ancient past
Peter Harbison traces the evolution of the publication of Francis Grose’s Antiquities of Ireland in the 1790s
Peter Harbison examines the evidence for a reappraisal of a manuscript in St Gall
A recent visit to Sligo County Library prompts Peter Harbison to ask, could our national institutions do more to give local communities access to their treasures?
Anne Hodge and Peter Harbison examine the visual evidence of Daniel O’Connell’s unusual conditions of imprisonment in the Richmond Bridewell, Dublin