Nick Maxwell The centenary anniversary of the Howth gun-running falls this coming weekend. It is being marked by an official ceremony, and the weekend will also witness a commemoration of the related (though less well-known) Kilcoole gun-running, which is being marked with what looks like a very impressive ‘Heritage Weekend’. The Irish Times has given a good … Read more
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/history2013/20140722-HistoryIrelandShow-038.mp3″] Click the play button to listen To download audio, right click this link and select “Save link as..” @ Verbal Arts Centre, Bishop Street Within, Derry Sat 21 June, 7.30pm Sylvie Kleinman, Breandán MacSuibhne, Ian McBride, John Gibney
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/history2013/20140715-HistoryIrelandShow-037.mp3″] Click the play button to listen To download audio, right click this link and select “Save link as..” @ Wood Bros Café, Féile Brian Boru,Killaloe, Co. Clare Sat. 5 July, 7pm with Seán Duffy, Pat Wallace, Cathy Swift, Donnchadh Ó Corráin
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/history2013/20140707-HistoryIrelandShow-036.mp3″] Click the play button to listen To download audio, right click this link and select “Save link as..” @ History Festival of Ireland, Huntington Castle, Clonegal, Co. Carlow Sun 8 June Show bands, beat bands & ballads: youth culture of the ’60s & ’70s Tommy Graham with Carole Holohan, John Ryan (ex-Granny’s Intentions), Niall … Read more
July 3–6 Thur–Sun Robert Boyle Summer School, Lismore, Co. Waterford. Speakers: Eoin Gill, Jim Malone, Lawrence Principe, John Hedley Brooke, Terry Eagleton, Lorainne Hanlon, Luke O’Neill. www.robertboyle.ie. ao’donoghue@waterfordcouncil.ie, +353 (0) 5854975. 5 Sat 7pm History Ireland Hedge School, Wood Bros Café, Féile Brian Boru, Killaloe, Co. Clare. Brian Boru: Imperator Scotorum or local warlord?, … Read more