Nick Maxwell 1992 President Mary Robinson became the first Irish president to visit Belfast. 1177 John de Courcy and his legendary ‘twenty-two mailed horsemen’, fellow knights in Henry II’s Dublin garrison, set out to invade Ulster. With guides and c. 200 foot-soldiers from the native Irish, he passed through Meath, proceeded through the Moyry Pass into Ulster and … Read more
Thur 7.30pm East Belfast Historical Society, Park Avenue Hotel, 158 Hollywood Road. History of the Northern Ireland Fire Service, Bill Charteris. Adm. £3. Thur 8pm Kilmacud Stillorgan Local History Society, Glenalbyn Sports Club. The Moravians, Ged Walsh. Adm. €3. Thur 8.30pm Enniskerry History Society, Powerscourt Arms Hotel. A brief history of the Great Northern Railway … Read more
Fri 1pm National Monuments and Buildings Record for Northern Ireland, PRONI. Training Kitchener’s New Army 1914–18: perspectives on the Irish experience, Heather Montgomery. Fri 8pm Military History Society of Ireland, Griffith College, South Circular Road. Napoleon Bonaparte and Ireland, 1796 to 1916, Tom Barlett.
Wed 8pm Carrickfergus & District Historical Society, Dobbs Room, Carrickfergus Town Hall. AGM + The causes of crime in mid-Antrim in the nineteenth century, Elaine Farrell.
Tues 1.05pm Friends of Medieval Dublin, Dublin City Council Offices, Wood Quay. The Tanner’s Tale, Paul Duffy. Tues 7pm Tallaght Historical Society, County Library, The Square. Gerald of Wales: his invasion of Ireland, Darrel Rooney. Tues 8pm Howth Peninsula Heritage Society, West Pier. The siege of Jadotville, Leo Quinlan.