Greystones Archaeological & Historical Society - Talks and Visits 2015

Talks and Visits, 2015 - 2014

Below is a list of activities organised by the Greystones Archaeological & Historical Society in 2015 and 2014. Those with light blue coloured text have some related material. Click on the text to look at this.

Talks and Visits, 2015
22nd January 2015	Talk by Yvonne Whitty: 'The Story of Preban Graveyard'
26th February 2015	Talk by Pat Power: 'The Story of the Arklow Munitions'
19th March 2015	Presentation of Radhrac Videos
30th March 2015	Four day trip to Donegal
24th May 2015	A trip to Dublin to see the Little Museum of Dublin, the National Museum at Collins Barracks and the Garden of Remembrance
21st June 2015	A trip to County Louth to visit Melifont Abbey, Monasterboice, and Collon House and Gardens
26th July 2015	A trip to Kilkenny to visit Kilkenny Castle, Rothe House and Gardens, and St Mary's Church, Gowran
30th August 2015	A visit to Wexford to view Craanford Mills, Coolattin House, the Preban Graveyard and the War Memorial at Woodenbridge, Co Wicklow
25th September 2015	La Touche Legacy and the GAHS 2nd Festival of History: Reflections on the Great War & the Easter Rising, 1916
22nd October 2015	Talk by Seamus (Jago) Haydon: 'Greystones: Picturing the Past by Examining Its Images'
19th November 2015	Talk by Colin Short: 'A Wicklow Tour in 1852'
8th December 2015	A visit to the Glendalough Hotel for an afternoon of music, song and conversation

Talks and Visits, 2014
16th January 2014	Talk by Peadar Slattery: 'Photography in Ireland, 1838-1900'
15th February 2014	Presentation by the Society of a copy of the book Fred to Greystones Library
20th February 2014	Talk by Michael Seery: 'Education in Wicklow: From Parish Schools to National Schools'
20th March 2014	The Society's AGM and a talk by Christy Fox: 'The Story of Family Members in World War I'
14th to 17th April 2014	Visit to County Kerry
18th May 2014	Visit to Dublin to see Henrietta Street, St Audeon's Church and Farmleigh House
27th July 2014	Visit to Newtownbarry House and Gardens, Adelaide Memorial Church in Myshall and Carlow Museum
21st September 2014	Visit to Wells House and Gardens in Gorey, the 1798 Visitors Centre in Enniscorthy and Enniscorthy Castle Museum
26th - 28th September 2014	In conjunction with the La Touche Legacy, the Society presented Festival of History
23rd October 2014	Talk by Jim Rees: 'The Fitzwilliam Clearances'
20th November 2014	Talk by Edmond O'Donovan: 'The Archaeology of Early Church Sites in Dublin and Wicklow'
19th December 2014	Visit to the Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire for the Christmas Concert, starring Emer Quinn