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Tag Archives: Ireland
The Late Prehistoric royal site of Rathcroghan – a centre of cult, kingship and cosmos
Wednesday, 4 December, at 8.15pm in the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone Talk by Joseph Fenwick Summary Rathcroghan, ancient Crúachu, like the other ‘royal’ sites, features prominently in the literary imagination of early medieval Ireland. These places are presented as royal strongholds, distinguished cemeteries, and the backdrop for … Continue reading
Casement’s Irish Brigade and U-boats around Ireland
Wednesday, 13 November, at 8.00pm in the Officers’ Mess, Custume Barracks Talks by Dr Pat McCarthy and Guy Warner Summary In October 1914, after the outbreak of the First World War, Roger Casement travelled to Germany with two objectives: to obtain an agreement that, in the … Continue reading
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Tagged First World War, History, Ireland, Roger Casement, submarine warfare, U-boats
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Athlone – a Revolution and its Legacy
Saturday, 26 October, at 11.30am in the Prince of Wales Hotel, Athlone A series of talks as part of the official Decade of Centenaries programme There is no admission charge and all are welcome Summary On Saturday 26 October, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Athlone, Border, Civil War, Ireland, War of Independence
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The Billy English Memorial Lecture, 2019 – ‘Unlocking the Myths of the 1970 Arms Crisis’
Tuesday, 30 April, at 8.30pm in the Wineport Lodge, Athlone Talk by Dr Michael Heney Summary The lecture will explain how new research on the 1970 Arms Crisis challenges the conventional view of events in 1969-70. In a revisionist approach, … Continue reading
The Deserted Anglo-Norman Town and Castle of Rindoon
Wednesday, 27 March, at 8.15pm in the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone Talk by Dr Kieran O’Conor Summary The elements that make up the archaeological complex at Rindoon, Co. Roscommon, consist of a hospital, town wall, house platforms, church, castle, quays, windmill, fishponds and a possible deer-park, all mostly … Continue reading
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Tagged Archaeology, History, Ireland, Medieval Ireland, Normans, Rindoon, Roscommon
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Irish Revolutionary Women and the Wider World
Tuesday, 12 February, at 8.15pm in the Officers’ Mess, Custume Barracks Talk by Dr Kate O’Malley Summary In the aftermath of the Easter Rising and the Irish Revolution, the Irish struggle for independence was watched closely by nationalists in other parts of the British Empire, most notably … Continue reading
A Genomic Compendium of an Island
Tuesday, 22 January, at 8.15pm in the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone Talk by Dr Lara Cassidy Summary Over the past six years the emerging field of ancient genomics has revolutionized our understanding of human prehistory. Novel DNA sequencing technologies have rendered the genomes of ancient humans as accessible … Continue reading
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Tagged Bradley Lab, DNA, genetics, genomic history, Ireland, Irish population, Lara Cassidy, prehistory, TCD
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The Fenian Invasion of Canada, 1866
Wednesday, 5 December, at 8.15pm in the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone Talk by Dr David Doolin Summary This talk will focus on the 1866 Fenian Brotherhood’s incursions into British North America. It will show that this relatively little known and often derided episode is of greater importance … Continue reading
The early diaries (1922-1934) of Athlone journalist, Peter Kilroy (1907-1971)
Wednesday, 14 November, at 8pm in Athlone Public Library Talk by Prof John Horgan and Presentation by Sr Anne Kilroy Summary Prof Horgan will discuss the life and career of Peter Kilroy, an Athlone journalist. Kilroy was a journalist for nearly fifty years, beginning in 1923 until … Continue reading
From Farm to Table – Agriculture and Diet in Medieval Ireland
Tuesday, 30 October, at 8.15pm in the Sheraton Hotel, Athlone Talk by Dr Margaret Murphy Summary This talk will examine the variety of sources that can be used to reconstruct diet and farming practices in Ireland. Dr Murphy will explore patterns of food production and consumption in … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, diet, farming, food, History, Ireland, Medieval Ireland, Normans
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