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Please note that this event has been cancelled due to the present situation with the COVID-19 virus. Free lecture titled, Mausolea and Memorials to the Dead in Ireland, by Dr Finbar McCormick, will take place in St David’s Church, Naas, on Thursday 12th March 2020 at 8pm. Refreshments from 7.30pm. All welcome. In Maudlins burial …
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Pyramids and follies in Central Leinster a lecture by Andrew Tierney in the 30th January 2020 in Naas. Details: The first Follies Trust lecture of 2020 will be held in St David’s Church, Naas, on Thursday 30th January, with a reception at 7:30pm, followed by the lecture at 8pm. Andrew Tierney will give a lecture …
Two upcoming talks by historian James Durney in late August and early September on World War Two should be of particular interest to the Polish community. The talks commemorate Polish involvement in significant Allied actions towards the end of the war. Details below: God, Honour, Country – The Polish 2nd Corps at the Battle of …
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IHTA Public Lecture and Seminar 2019 16–17 May 2019 Convened by the Irish Historic Towns Atlas (IHTA) in collaboration with the British Historic Towns Atlas/Historic Towns Trust (HTT)Royal Irish Academy in association with Dublin Port Company All free to attend, booking essentialDetails: The Shaping of Dublin Port (Public Lecture)by Professor Colm Lennon, MRIA Date: 16 …
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The James Lydon Lectures in Medieval History and Culture 2017 FREE Public Lecture: Dynasties: Family Politics in Medieval Europe By: Professor Robert Bartlett Monday 24 April 2017 at 7 pm Thomas Davis Lecture Theatre (Room 2043) Trinity College Dublin Register now through Eventbrite. About the 2017 Lydon Lectures Monarchies are now rare in the world, …
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