Nick Maxwell There are historical commemorations all year round, and the significance of these will surely intensify in the course of the ‘decade of centenaries’. But how inclusive will these commemorations be, and how inclusive should they be? A case in point is the Kilmichael ambush of 18 November 1920. In early August The Southern Star reported on … Read more
Tues 1.05pm Friends of Medieval Dublin and Dublin City Council, Civic Offices, Wood Quay. 1315: the Bruce Invasion, J.R.S. Philips. Tues 8pm Genealogical Society of Ireland, Dún Laoghaire College of Further Education, Cumberland Street. Medical records of the Royal College of Physicians, Harriet Wheelock. Adm. €4.
Mon 6.30pm Rathmines Library, Dublin 6 (rathmineslibrary@dublincity.ie, 01-497 3539). First Dáil and first shots, Maeve Casserly.
Mon 7.30pm Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 63 Merrion Square South. Clonmel Bridge and Suir Island—a reappraisal, Rob Goodbody.
[sc_embed_player fileurl=”http://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/history2013/20130909-HistoryIrelandShow-027.mp3″] Click the play button to listen To download audio, right click this link and select “Save link as..” @ the Electric Picnic, Stradbally, Co. Laois, Sun 1 Sept 2.45pm Michael Kennedy, Donal Fallon, Carole Holohan, Brian Hanley