Category Archives: Lectures

The Hill of Gathering – Assembly Places and Practices in Gaelic Ireland

Posted on December 5, 2016 by athlonehistory

Lough Ree Yacht Club, on Wednesday, 7th December, 2016, at 8.00 pm – Talk by Prof. Elizabeth Fitzpatrick, NUI Galway Summary – Professor Fitzpatrick’s lecture for the Old Athlone Society on ‘The Hill of Gathering’ is about the places chosen to hold seasonal assemblies, … Continue reading →

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‘Eoin O’Duffy – Founding Father or Floundering Fascist?’

Posted on November 19, 2016 by athlonehistory

Officers’ Mess, Custume Barracks, on Tuesday, 22 November 2016, at 8pm – Talk by Maurice Manning, D.Litt MRIA, Chancellor of the National University of Ireland Summary – The key force in shaping the Garda Siochana, a founder member and first leader of Fine … Continue reading →

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Liberating Ireland: Daniel O’Connell and the Civil Rights Campaigns of the Nineteenth Century

Posted on October 15, 2016 by athlonehistory

Lough Ree Yacht Club, on Wednesday, 26th October, 2016, at 8.00 pm – Talk by Prof. Patrick Geoghegan, TCD (with an introduction by Mr. Justice John Mac Menamin, Supreme Court) Summary – On 18 June 1843 Daniel O’Connell addressed a monster meeting in … Continue reading →

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The Trial of Roger Casement

Posted on September 22, 2016 by athlonehistory

Officer’s Mess, Custume Barracks, on Tuesday, 4th October, 2016, at 8.00 pm – Talk by Mr. Justice Donal O’Donnell, Supreme Court Speaker – The Hon Mr Justice Donal O’Donnell is a Belfast-born barrister who comes from a distinguished legal family. He was a leading constitutional law … Continue reading →

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The Old Athlone Society: Lecture Series, 2016-2017

Posted on April 26, 2016 by athlonehistory

The Society’s programme of events for 2015-2016 has recently ended. The programme for 2016-2017 is as follows (please note that all lectures start at 8pm and venues will be decided at a later date): September 2016 Field trip to Battle of … Continue reading →

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Travels on the Shannon with Jane W. Shackleton

Posted on March 17, 2016 by athlonehistory

Lough Ree Yacht Club on Wednesday, 30th March at 8.00 pm – Talk by Jonathan Shackleton, FRGS Summary  – Jane W.  Shackleton (1842-1909) was one of the pioneers of photography in Ireland and during her lifetime amassed an enormous and important collection of … Continue reading →

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Fianna Fáil, Irish Republicanism and the Northern Ireland Question 1926-1973

Posted on February 27, 2016 by athlonehistory

The Sheraton Hotel, Tuesday 15 March, 2016 – Talk by Dr. Donnacha Ó Beacháin Summary – This presentation focuses on the ideological evolution of the Fianna Fáil party from its origins in the 1920s until the 1970s, when the conflagration in Northern Ireland … Continue reading →

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Secrets of the Bog Bodies

Posted on January 23, 2016 by athlonehistory

Lough Ree Yacht Club on Wednesday, 17th February, at 8.00 pm – Talk by Dr. Eamonn P. Kelly Summary – Bog bodies are rare survivals of human remains from earlier times. The properties of bogs are such that, occasionally, bodies are preserved … Continue reading →

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Some Upcoming Events

Posted on January 23, 2016 by athlonehistory

The Old Athlone Society  February to April 2016 events Wednesday 17thFebruary Venue – Lough Ree Yacht Club ‘Secrets of the Bog Bodies’ by Dr Eamonn Kelly ———– Tuesday 15th March Venue – The Sheraton Hotel The Institutionalisation of a political ideal: Fianna Fail, Irish … Continue reading →

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The Legacy of Columbanus and the Early Irish Monks

Posted on January 4, 2016 by athlonehistory

The Athlone Little Theatre on Wednesday, 20th January, at 8pm – Talk by Fred Carney Summary – “Island of saints and scholars” – fact or fancy? Who were these Irish monks? Why are they often better known outside of Ireland? How did … Continue reading →

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