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Category Archives: Lectures
Our Next Event – 2018 William (Billy) English Memorial Lecture: ‘The Rise of de Valera, 1882-1932: the making of the Chief’
Wednesday, 25 April, at 8.30pm in the Wineport Lodge Talk by David McCullagh Summary How did Éamon de Valera emerge from obscurity to become the undisputed leader of Irish nationalism during the War of Independence? How did his background shape him and forge the character that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1916, Civil War, de Valera, Easter Rising, History, Ireland, Politics, War of Independence
‘Tara – a special place of kingship’
Tuesday, 20 March at 8.15pm in Lough Ree Yacht Club Talk by Conor Newman Summary This lecture will examine the nature and purpose of the earliest chapters of kingship at Tara, when kingship was a religious rather than a monarchical institution. … Continue reading
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Ireland, the UN and the Congo
Wednesday, 7 February, 8.15pm in the Officers’ Mess, Custume Barracks Talk by Dr Michael Kennedy Summary When the Irish Civil War came to an end in 1923, few people would have imagined that it would be over a generation later – … Continue reading
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Tagged Congo, Ireland, Irish army, Jadotville, Katanga, UN, United Nations
Douglas Hyde and the making of the Irish Presidency
Wednesday, 17 January, 8.15pm in the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone Talk by Dr Brian Murphy Summary – Eighty years ago, Douglas Hyde was elected unopposed as Ireland’s first President. He served a full seven year term and retired from office in 1945. As President, Hyde had … Continue reading
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Tagged de Valera, Douglas Hyde, History, Ireland, Presidency, President of Ireland
‘Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson – Soldier and Politician’
Wednesday, 6 December, 8.15pm in the Officer’s Mess, Custume Barracks Talk by David Cook Summary Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson, a native of Ballinalee, Co Longford, is a major and controversial figure in Irish and British history. An Irish unionist, he gained a reputation … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil War, First World War, History, Ireland, Michael Collins, Sir Henry Wilson, Unionism
‘Bombs, bullets and the border- Irish border security 1969-1978’
8.15 pm on Wednesday, 25 October – Sheraton Hotel, Athlone Talk by Dr Patrick Mulroe Summary – This talk will cover a traumatic period in Irish history as violence erupted first in the urban centres of Northern Ireland before spreading to the border. The initial … Continue reading
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Tagged Border, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Troubles
