Author Archives: athlonehistory

Archaeological Investigations from the Whitegates to the Marina, Athlone

Posted on March 25, 2023 by athlonehistory

Wednesday 22 March at 8.15pm in Athlone’s Lough Ree Yacht Club Talk by Noel Dunne Speaker Noel Dunne is a native of Monksland, Athlone and has worked as a professional archaeologist for over 40 years. He has been a Project Archaeologist for over 20 … Continue reading →

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Bloodsports and boozing at the barracks

Posted on March 25, 2023 by athlonehistory

Wednesday 22 February at 8.15pm in the Officers’ Mess, Custume Barracks Talk by Angela Wallace Speaker Angela Wallace has worked as an archaeologist on various projects throughout Ireland and abroad over the past 25 years. She is an archaeology graduate of Galway and University College … Continue reading →

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The Punishment of Death: civil war executions in Athlone, 1923

Posted on March 25, 2023 by athlonehistory

Tuesday 31 January at 8.15pm in the Sheraton Hotel Talk by Dr Ian Kenneally Speaker Ian Kenneally is a historian and author. A project manager and researcher with the media production company Pegasus Consulting, producers of The History Show on RTÉ Radio One, he … Continue reading →

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Documents on Irish Foreign Policy and 1960s America: what Irish diplomats saw and heard

Posted on November 29, 2022 by athlonehistory

Tuesday 29 November at 8.15pm in the Sheraton Hotel Talk by Dr John Gibney Summary Documents on Irish Foreign Policy publishes archival records relating to Ireland’s foreign relations since 1919. Established as a partnership between the Royal Irish Academy, the Department of Foreign Affairs and the National Archives, … Continue reading →

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Colony to March: the borderlands of the lordship of Meath in medieval Ireland

Posted on November 1, 2022 by athlonehistory

Wednesday 2 November at 8.15pm in the Sheraton Hotel Talk by Rory Masterson Summary – The talk will focus on the political and religious settlement of the western edges of the Anglo-Norman lordship of Meath. The talk examines the nature and extent of Anglo-Norman colonisation of the baronies of … Continue reading →

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Margaret Thatcher and Ireland: 

Posted on September 30, 2022 by athlonehistory

The Story of the Negotiation of the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985 Wednesday 5 October at 8.15pm in the Sheraton Hotel Talk by Frank Sheridan William English Memorial Lecture: 2020-2022 Summary – The Anglo-Irish Agreement (AIA) signed by Garret FitzGerald and Margaret Thatcher on 15 November 1985 was unique … Continue reading →

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The Last Ice Age in Westmeath

Posted on May 16, 2022 by athlonehistory

Tuesday 17 May at 8.15pm in the Sheraton Hotel Talk by Dr Robert Meehan Summary – The last ice age set in about 120,000 years ago and was at its peak by about 29,000 years ago. Such was the extent of ice – up to 1km – that … Continue reading →

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Westmeath: History and Society

Posted on March 28, 2022 by athlonehistory

You may be interested in the launch of the following publication, which was part-sponsored by the Old Athlone Society: Westmeath: history and society Interdisciplinary essays on the history of an Irish county– edited by Seamus O’Brien The publication will be launched … Continue reading →

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Glasson: a settlement history, 1600-1900

Posted on March 15, 2022 by athlonehistory

Wednesday 22 March at 8.15pm in the Prince of Wales Hotel, Athlone Talk by Dr Aengus Finnegan Summary – This lecture will discuss the development of settlement in Glasson and the surrounding area from the year 1600 to around 1900. Glasson is commonly thought to be … Continue reading →

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The Handover of Custume Barracks

Posted on February 22, 2022 by athlonehistory

Lectures to mark the handover of Custume Barracks from British to Irish forces. That day, 28 February 1922, was one of the most remarkable days in Athlone’s long history. It was a day of marches and speeches, music and singing, cheering … Continue reading →

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