Greystones Archaeological & Historical Society - Talks and Visits 2009

Below is a list of activities organised by the Greystones Archaeological & Historical Society in 2009 and 2008.

Talks and Visits, 2009
15th January 2009	Talk by John Caffrey entitled: ‘Lt General Sir William Francis Butler (1838 – 1910)’
26th February 2009	Talk by Christiaan Corlett entitled: ‘The Archaeology of Poulaphouca’
19th March 2009	Talk by James Scannell entitled: ‘A Greystones Miscellany’
6th April 2009	Lakelands Tour including visits to the Arigna Mine Experience, Famine Graveyard, Workhouse, St George’s Church of Ireland and Shannon Pot
9th May 2009	Visit to Dublin to see the National Library and Collins Barracks Museum
14th June 2009	Visit to County Carlow to see Duckett’s Grove and its walled gardens and Huntington Castle and gardens
19th July 2009	Visit to Dublin to see the Jewish Museum, Garda Museum and Freemason’s Museum
23rd August 2009	Guided tour, by Reverend Canon Robert Jennings, of Christian sites and churches in the Newcastle area
27th August 2009	Jim Brennan Memorial Lecture, given by Patrick Bowe, entitled: ‘History of Gardening in Ireland’
4th October 2009	Talk by Christiaan Corlett entitled: ‘Urban and Rural Housing in 19^th and 20^th Century Ireland’
12th November 2009	Talk by Rosemary Raughter entitled: ‘Wild, Ideal, Romantic and Absurd – Lady Arbella Denny and Dublin’s First Magdalen Asylum’
14th December 2009	Visit to the National Concert Hall to hear Christmas Musical Celebration

Talks and Visits, 2008
17th January 2008	Talk by Brendan McCann on '42 Years Under Military Rule'
21st February 2008	Talk by Christiaan Corlett entitled: ‘A Pictorial Account of the Slums of Dublin (1913)’
18th March 2008	Trip to Armagh/Down taking in Newry, Eamhan Macha Visitor’s Centre, St Patrick’s Trian, Mount Stewart House and Gardens, and Stormont
1st May 2008	Talk by Ursula Lee entitled: ‘Grafton Street in the 1940s and 1950s’
18th May 2008	Tour, led by Laili De Buitleir, of Delgany graveyard and of Delgany village
8th June 2008	Visit to Old Mellifont Abbey in County Louth and the prehistoric remains in Knowth in County Meathspan
13th July 2008	Visit to Dublin to see the Botanic Gardens and the Casino in Marino
18th September 2008	Jim Brennan memorial lecture, given by Dr Marie Breathnach, entitled: ‘The History of Irish Music’, with music provided by Cormac Breathnach
13th November 2008	Talk by Bryan McMahon entitled: ‘The Monica Roberts Collection of Letters from the Western Front, 1914 – 1918’