Mon 7.30pm Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 63 Merrion Square S. Burials, battle wounds, earth and stone: the discovery and excavation of new Early Christian church archaeology in Dublin and Wicklow, Edmond O’Donovan. Mon 8pm Celbridge Historical Society, Celbridge Library. The impact of the First World War on women in Ireland, Fionnuala Walsh.
Fri–Sun Soldiers of Christ: the Knights Hospitaller and the Knights Templar in medieval Ireland, Glenstal Abbey, Murroe, Co. Limerick. A three-day conference exploring the history, archaeology, economic, religious, pastoral and agricultural activities of the military and hospitaller orders in Ireland from their arrival as part of the Anglo-Norman colonisation process in the late twelfth century … Read more
Fri-Sun 26th Desmond Greaves Annual School, Ireland Institute, 27 Pearse Street. Ideology of remembrance: Ireland & the First World War, Brian Hanley & Michael Quinn; Good Friday Agreement, Anne Cadwallader, Tom McGurk & Declan Kearney; Politics & the physical force tradition in Ireland, Tommy McKearney, Eoin Ó Murchú & Mícheál Mac Donncha; Imperialism & the … Read more
Wed 6pm Old Dublin Society, Dublin City Library & Archive, 138–144 Pearse St. Unequal treatment of IRA widows reflected the social hierarchy of the Free State, Pádraig Yeates.
Mon 8pm Offaly Historical & Archaeological Society, Bury Quay, Tullamore. Poverty and poor relief in pre-Famine King’s County (Offaly), Ciarán McCabe. Mon 8pm Thomond Archaeological & Historical Society, Room T.1.17, Tara Building, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. Democratic revolution? The First Dáil, 1919–21, Mel Farrell.