The Harcourt Street Line, by John Ryan (from 1970)

Remembering the old Harcourt Street Railway Line, and mourning its rapid disappearance from the landscape

The House That Eileen Built, by Patricia O’Reilly (from 2004)

How Eileen Gray created her modernist villa in 1920s France, and a visit to the crumbling house many decades later

Spanish Sunday, by Pearse Hutchinson (from 1968)

Describing the Spanish ritual of the ‘paseo’, and comparing Sunday customs in Dublin and Barcelona

The Barrow Track, by Angela Keogh (from 2021)

On 'nature's infirmary', as it runs through the heart of the country.

The Attractions of Unspoiled Places, by Eric Cross (from 1968)

Recalling the simple pleasures of a favourite West Cork beauty spot, and wondering what might be lost as modern tourism rapidly develops

Mountains, by Tom MacIntyre (from 1976)

On a lifelong fascination with mountains, and the sense of awe and spiritual discovery they inspire

Incidents During The Emergency, by Mervyn Wal (from 1968)

Some amusing local anecdotes of Ireland during World War 2, stories that might otherwise have been forgotten

Archive selection: 1968-2021

A selection from across the Miscellany decades: local stories of Ireland during WWII, Eileen Gray's modernist villa and remembering the old Harcourt Street Railway Line. With Mervyn Wall, Tom MacIntyre, Eric Cross, Angela Keogh, Pearse Hutchinson, Patricia O’Reilly and John Ryan

Bringing Opera Home to Granddad, a poem by Cal O'Reilly

"The town fills its lungs full, and sweeps shawls and scarves and suits along streets…”

Opera Nights, by AM Cousins

On volunteering for Zaide, starring a young Lesley Garrett