Paul Clements

Contributor

Paul Clements is a contributor to The Irish Times.

Local history: A turbulent time in Ireland

Reviews: Paul Clements on stories from the War of Independence and Civil War

Tue May 24 2022 - 06:00

Ancestral riches – Paul Clements on the World of Stonehenge exhibition

An Irishman’s Diary

Tue May 3 2022 - 20:15

Local history round-up: Personal accounts and stories

Images and letters depict life during the second World War and Spanish Civil War

Sun Mar 27 2022 - 06:00

Up the Walls – Paul Clements on Hadrian’s Wall and the Mourne Wall

An Irishman’s Diary

Sun Mar 13 2022 - 19:22

Local history: 14 Henrietta Street, from magnificence to decline

A three-volume history of a Dublin landmark, plus the life story of a hill-walking pioneer

Wed Feb 9 2022 - 06:00

Calling all nations – Paul Clements on 100 years of the BBC

An Irishman’s Diary

Sat Jan 1 2022 - 00:01

The best circles – Paul Clements on the Ulster History Circle’s commemorative plaques

An Irishman’s Diary

Wed Dec 29 2021 - 19:01

Local history: From ancient Meath to the roots of Halloween

Other books explore Derry’s streets, Newry’s whiskey tradition and Limerick’s secrets

Sat Dec 18 2021 - 06:00

Who Owns Ireland by Kevin Cahill: Hidden truth of land ownership in Ireland

A selection of books charting the revolutionary period in Munster hits the shelves

Sat Oct 9 2021 - 06:00

The Donegal landscape and coast featured prominently in the life of St Colmcille

Paul Clements on six studies into famous figures from the past, place names and families

Sun Aug 15 2021 - 06:00

Shelf life – Paul Clements on the welcome return of bookshops

An Irishman’s Diary

Mon Jul 19 2021 - 19:01

Seafaring brought to life with studies of Waterford port and Dunbrody Famine ship

Local history: two photographic books stir memories from Strandhill in Co Sligo and Burncourt in Co Tipperary

Sat Jun 19 2021 - 06:00

Local history: On the trail of the meandering Dodder

Several new books explore the river, Ballinteer, Talllaght and there’s a memoir from former copyboy John Kelly

Sat Apr 24 2021 - 06:00

Local history: A round-up of books drawing on rural detail

Achill art, Mayo life, Meath Gaeltacht, filmic eye for nature and voluntary exploration

Thu Mar 4 2021 - 06:00

Local history round-up: A comprehensive history of Cork

Plus the story of Kylemore Abbey and the history of Adare Manor estate

Fri Jan 8 2021 - 06:00