A symposium in honour of John Devoy
McAuley Place, Naas, Co. Kildare
28 September 2018
9.15 – 9.30 a.m. Registration
9.35 – 9.40 a.m. Welcome – and seminar opening by Senator Anthony Lawlor.
9.40 – 9.55 a.m. Alcock and Brown, film – Mario Corrigan, Kildare Local Studies, Genealogy and Archives, Kildare Library and Arts Service
10.00 – 10.15 a.m. Helmet for my Pillow – Lt. Andrew Cousins in White Russia, 1919 – James Durney, Kildare Local Studies, Genealogy and Archives, Kildare Library and Arts Service
10.20 – 10.40 a.m. Putting Memory in its Place: The Politics of Commemoration, 1919 – James Lawless T.D.
10.40 – 10.50 a.m. Q & A
10.50 – 11.20 a.m. Tea/Coffee Break
11.20 – 12.00 p.m. The Squad, G-men, and the attempted assassination of Lord French, 1919 – Liz Gillis, author and historian
12.05. – 12.15 p.m. Dáil Loan Fund film, Mario Corrigan
12.20. – 1.00 p.m. De Valera in America, 1919 – David McCullagh, author and broadcaster
1.00 – 1.20 p.m. Q & A
Booking essential at cilldara2016@gmail.com or 045-448350
Limited places available – strictly first come, first served, fee €5, includes tea/coffee/biscuits.
With thanks to the Co. Kildare Decade of Commemorations Committee, Kildare Association of New York, Kildare County Council and Friends of John Devoy.