Monthly Archives: March 2017

The Pope’s Irish Battalion

Posted on March 24, 2017 by athlonehistory

Officer’s Mess, Custume Barracks – 8.15pm, Wednesday, 29 March 2017 Talk by Robert Doyle Summary – For a nation that cherishes its history, it is remarkable how little is known in Ireland about Irish involvement in the Papal War of … Continue reading →

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Irish as a vernacular language in Athlone and its hinterland, 1600-c.1970

Posted on March 2, 2017 by athlonehistory

Sheraton Hotel, Athlone – 8.15pm, Wednesday, 8 March, 2017 Talk by Dr Aengus Finnegan Summary – The Irish language survived as a natively spoken language in the Athlone area as recently as the 1960s – something which will no doubt surprise … Continue reading →

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‘Showmen and the RFC: Early Aviation in Ireland 1909-14’

Posted on March 2, 2017 by athlonehistory

Lough Ree Yacht Club, Athlone – 8.15pm, Wednesday, 22 February, 2017 Talk by Guy Warner Summary – “Few people nowadays are able to visualise the difficulties and dangers of learning to fly in 1910…flying was in the experimental stage, it was impossible … Continue reading →

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