Talks and Visits, 2007 - 2006
Below is a list of activities organised by the Greystones Archaeological & Historical Society in 2007 and 2006.
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Talks and Visits, 2007 |
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18th January 2007 |
Talk by Jim Rees on ‘Captain Robert Halpin’ |
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15th February 2007 |
Talk by Bryan MacMahon on ‘Miss Sandes and Soldiers' Homes:A Kerrywoman Known as Mother of the British Army’ |
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22nd March 2007 |
Talk by James Scannell on ‘A Greystones Pot Pourri’ |
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2nd April 2007 |
Visit to the Midlands taking in the Military Museum in the Curragh, Portarlington, sites in the area of Slieve Bloom Mountains, Clonmacnoise and the Tullamore Dew Centre |
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10th June 2007 |
Trip to Ram House Garden, County Wexford and Kilmacurragh Arboretum, County Wicklow |
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22nd July 2007 |
Trip to view Leonardo's Codex Leicester in the Chester Beatty Library |
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29th August 2007 |
Talk by Lt. Colonel Kevin Byrne on ‘The History of Air Travel in Ireland’ |
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30th September 2007 |
Talk by Michael McGinley on ‘Grace Before Soup: Religion in Ireland in the 19th Century’ |
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8th November 2007 |
Talk by Canon Robert Jennings on ‘Irish Victoria Crosses from two World Wars’ |
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6th December 2007 |
Talk by Professor Terry Dolan on ‘St Laurence O’Toole’ |
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Talks and Visits, 2006 |
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11th January 2006 |
Talk by Pat Power on ‘Tom Moore and County Wicklow’ |
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8th February 2006 |
Talk by Bryan MacMahon on ‘Eccentric Archbishop Richard Whately’ |
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8th March 2006 |
Talk by James Scannell on ‘The MV Kerlogue’ |
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10th April 2006 |
Visit to County Clare taking in the Hunt Museum in Limerick and Scattery Island |
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14th May 2006 |
Visit to Kildare to see the Japanese Gardens and sites associated with St Brigid of Kildare |
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10th June 2006 |
Visit to the Dublin City Library for Local History Group Day 2006 |
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9th July 2006 |
Visit to Wexford taking in Tintern Abbey, Selskar Abbey and other places of interest |
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30th August 2006 |
The Jim Brennan Memorial Lecture given by Kevin Rahill on ‘The History of Lifeboats’ |
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1st October 2006 |
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15th November 2006 |
Talk by Christiaan Corlett on ‘Vernacular Houses in Wicklow’ |
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13th December 2006 |
Talk by Sheila Clarke on ‘A Journey Through Ashford’ |