Speakers, Orlaith McBride, Director of National Archives, Joe McGill, Radio Kerry, Cllr. Anne O’Sullivan, Deputy Mayor of Tralee, Siobhán O’Brien, Acting County Librarian, Kerry Library and Conor Falvey, (Assistant Secretary) Department of Culture, Communications and Sport at the opening of ‘The Story of Us’ 1926 Census Exhibition in Tralee Library on Thursday, 1st October. Photo: Pauline DenniganTRALEE Library is currently hosting a landmark exhibition on the Census of 1926, officially opened on Thursday by Director of the National Archives, Orlaith McBride.
‘The Story of Us: Census 1926’, marking the historic release of the 1926 Census of Population by the National Archives will be on public display at Tralee Library until October 17.
The exhibition explores what life was like in the newly independent Irish Free State.
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Using contemporary documents and images, audio-visual displays and the census returns, ‘The Story of Us’ presents a picture of life in Ireland in 1926, from sport and entertainment to language, culture, religion, gender and the working lives of the people of the Ireland a century ago.
As part of the exhibition, there will be weekly lunchtime clinics where the Local History and Archives Team at Kerry Library will be available to answer any questions. For further information see www.kerrylibrary.ie Scroll down for photos…
Cathy O’Sullivan, Killarney and Gail Tagney, Tralee at the opening of ‘The Story of Us’ 1926 Census Exhibition in Tralee Library on Thursday, 1st October. Photo: Pauline Dennigan
Dr. Angela O’Donoghue, Tralee, Cllr. Anne O’Sullivan, Deputy Mayor of Tralee and Siobhán O’Brien, Acting County Librarian, Kerry Library at the opening of ‘The Story of Us’ 1926 Census Exhibition in Tralee Library on Thursday, 1st October. Photo: Pauline Dennigan
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Joe McDonnell, Tralee, Padraig O’Concuhair, Ballylongford and Tadhgh O’Dochartaigh, Glenflesk at the opening of ‘The Story of Us’ 1926 Census Exhibition in Tralee Library on Thursday, 1st October. Photo: Pauline Dennigan
Margaret and Michael Culloty, Tralee at the opening of ‘The Story of Us’ 1926 Census Exhibition in Tralee Library on Thursday, 1st October. Photo: Pauline Dennigan
Maria O’Neill, Tralee, Muiris Brick, President, Kerry Historical and Archaeological Society, Phil Daly, Tralee, Lily and Tom O’Sullivan, Banna at the opening of ‘The Story of Us’ 1926 Census Exhibition in Tralee Library on Thursday, 1st October. Photo: Pauline Dennigan
