Visiting professor from Canada staying with us next week. The purpose of his visit is to interview relatives or friends of people who took part in or suffered loss during Ireland's Civil War (1922 - 1923). Our Carlow County Heritage video interviews of participants and survivors, recorded in the 1980s and research papers dealing with the period will be made available to the professor during his stay. If any of our readers are willing to be interviewed or would like to add any information, letters, pictures etc, please contact me. About 20 years ago we were able to provide some assistance to another visiting historian from Canada, Peter Hart. Peter went on to publish several works on the War of Independence among them "The IRA and its Enemies" and "Mick : the real Michael Collins". Peter's work proved of benefit to our own Carlow author Alan Stanley for his book "I met murder on the Way, The Story of the Pearsons of Coolacrease" Peter Hart died in July 2010 at the young age of 46 years. His last work on the letters of Michael Collins remains unpublished. We are trying to bring forward a date for publication.

Thank you to those who have responded to our request for assistance with Civil War memorabilia. Any photos / memory cards etc. forwarded to us will not be published without the consent of the sender. We will be in touch with each of you by email later this week. On 28 July 2012 13:53, michael purcell <[email protected]> wrote: > Visiting professor from Canada staying with us next week. > The purpose of his visit is to interview relatives or friends of people > who took part in or suffered loss during Ireland's Civil War (1922 - 1923). > Our Carlow County Heritage video interviews of participants and survivors, > recorded in the 1980s and research papers dealing with the period will be > made available to the professor during his stay. > If any of our readers are willing to be interviewed or would like to add > any information, letters, pictures etc, please contact me. > About 20 years ago we were able to provide some assistance to another > visiting historian from Canada, Peter Hart. > Peter went on to publish several works on the War of Independence among > them "The IRA and its Enemies" and "Mick : the real Michael Collins". > Peter's work proved of benefit to our own Carlow author Alan Stanley for > his book "I met murder on the Way, The Story of the Pearsons of Coolacrease" > Peter Hart died in July 2010 at the young age of 46 years. His last work > on the letters of Michael Collins remains unpublished. We are trying to > bring forward a date for publication. > > > >