Dec 9

Mon    8pm Dundrum & District Historical Society, Dom Marmion House. Contacts between Ireland and Britain in the Iron Age/late medieval period, Elizabeth O’Brien. Adm. €2.

Dec 5

Thur    8pm Mount Merrion Historical Society, Mount Merrion Community Centre. William Ashford’s Mount Merrion, Finola O’Kane. Adm. €4.

Dec 4

Wed    8pm Rathmichael Historical Society, Rathmichael NS, Stonebridge Road. Axes from islands: the importance of island lithic sources in the Neolithic period, Gabriel Cooney.

Dec 3

Tues    7.45pm Naas Local History Group, Naas Community Library. The history of Naas fire brigade, Anthony Doyle, chief fire officer.

Nov 29

Fri    1pm Irish Association for Industrial Relations, DIT, Aungier St. 37th Countess Markievicz Memorial Lecture: Countess Markievicz and the idea of Ireland, Lauren Arrington. Fri    8pm Sligo Field Club, Sligo IT Technology Education Centre. The Lough Kinale bookshrine: conservation and investigation, Paul Mullarkey.