Introduction to ‘The Irish Brigade in South Africa’ by John MacBride

Introduction to ‘The Irish Brigade in South Africa’ by John MacBride

In the early hours of 5 May, 1916, Major John MacBride would be executed by a British firing squad at Kilmainham Gaol for his role in the Easter Rising. To commemorate the anniversary of MacBride’s sacrifice, we have decided to release our introduction to our upcoming first book release, The Irish Brigade in South Africa,…

January 2021 Update

January 2021 Update

Firstly, we would like to quickly wish you all a happy St. Brigid’s Day tomorrow! Throughout January, Cartlann has made some very exciting additions to the archive, featuring new authors and texts, some of which we are proud to say are exclusive to An Chartlann. Here, in our monthly update post, we would like to recap on some of these new additions:

November 2021 Update

November 2021 Update

“Beside a library, how poor are all the other greatest deeds of man – his constitution, brigade, factory, man of war, cathedral – how poor are all miracles in comparison!” – Thomas Davis, Study In the time of the early Church, the monk, as part of his devotion to the life of asceticism, would spend…

Our First Six Months

Our First Six Months

It has been just over six months since we officially launched An Chartlann on December 22 of last year. Since then, we have made impressive progress and the reception the website has received has been nothing short of remarkable. It is our belief that the website shall continue to go from strength to strength, and…

A Note on Foreign Works and Influences on Irish Nationalism

A Note on Foreign Works and Influences on Irish Nationalism

Although our goal as an archive is to mainly preserve the works of Irish nationalists, there have been many foreign writers and works that have been highly influential in the development of Irish nationalism. These influences are ideologically varied, and some are in direct conflict with others, yet it is worth studying all these influences…

Our First Update

Our First Update

Today, we are proud to announce the first major update of the website since our official launch several weeks ago. When we launched in late December, we had 10 authors, 37 texts and around 200 pages of material. As of today (6 January), we now have 33 authors, 112 texts and almost 500 pages of…