Remembering 1920: War, Politics and Sport, an event of Maynooth University Decade of Commemorations Committee, organised by Professors Marian Lyons and Terence Dooley of the History Department.
This is a virtual event taking please on Saturday 25 September 2021.
For registration see below.
Conference Schedule
10.00-10.15 Conference Welcome
10.15-10.55 Daithí Ó Corráin
The Events of Bloody Sunday, 21 November 1920
10.55-11.35 Declan Brady
‘UNKNOWN YOUTH DEAD’: Identifying the Civilian Dead of Bloody Sunday
11.35-12.15 Julianne McKeigue
Exhibiting Bloody Sunday, 21 November 1920, at Croke Park GAA Museum
12.15-13.00 Lunch
13.00-13.40 Marie Coleman
Local Reverberations of Bloody Sunday: The Case of County Longford
13.40-14.20 Darragh Gannon
The Cuban Missive Crisis of 1920: Havana, Washington, Dublin, London
14.20-14.30 Break
14.30-15.20 Plenary Lecture Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh
Sport in a Time of War: Ireland 1919-21
Attendance is free of charge, but places are limited so early registration is advised.
In order to register please contact: 1920conference@mu.ie