Talks and Visits, 2017 - 2016
Below is a list of activities organised by the Greystones Archaeological & Historical Society in 2017 and 2016. Those with light blue coloured text have some related material. Click on the text to look at this.
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Talks and Visits, 2017 |
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19th January 2017 |
Talk by Gerry Long on 'The National Library in 1916' |
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16th February 2017 |
Talk by Brendan Flynn on 'Divided Nationalism: Wicklow and the Great War' |
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23rd March 2017 |
AGM and the viewing of some Radhrac videos |
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10th - 13th April 2017 |
Spring outing to Waterford including a visit to Lismore Castle Gardens and Heritage Centre |
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21st May 2017 |
Visit to Ashtown Castle and Hamwood House |
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1st June 2017 |
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25th June 2017 |
Visit to Richmond Barracks, Goldenbridge Cemetery and the Joyce Tower |
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23rd July 2017 |
Visit to Burtown House and Athy Heritage Centre in County Kildare |
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24th August 2017 |
Greystones Through Literature, readings at Greystones Library |
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29th - 30th September 2017 |
La Touche Legacy Seminar: Creating a New State |
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4th November 2017 |
Making Local History Seminar |
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16th November 2017 |
Talk by Bryan MacMahon on 'Captain Flora Sandes: an Irishwoman in the Serbian army in WWI' |
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7th December 2017 |
Christmas party held in the Royal Hotel, Glendalough |
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Talks and Visits, 2016 |
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21st January 2016 |
Talk by Bryan MacMahon on 'Robert Tressell, Dubliner, Author of The Ragged Throusered Philanthropists' |
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18th February 2016 |
Talk by Tommy O'Rourke on 'The Hedge Schools of Wicklow' |
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31st March 2016 |
Talk by Colin Love on 'Historic Rathdown' |
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11th - 14th April 2016 |
Spring outing to Sligo and its hinterland visiting St Mel's Cathedral, Lissadell House, Temple House, Belleek Pottery, Sligo Abbey and King's House |
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22nd May 2016 |
Visit to County Wexford to explore Johnstown Castle Museum and Gardens, the Berkely Costume and Toy Museum and the Ros Tapestry |
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23rd June 2016 |
Visit to Airfield House and Gardens, and to the National Gallery to view the Leonardo da Vinci drawings |
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24th July 2016 |
Visit to Tullynally Castle in Castlepollard and Mullagh, birthplace of St Kilian |
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23rd August 2016 |
The Society marked Heritage Week 2016, at Greystones Library, with a gift of books by local author Mairin Cregan to Greystones Library and the Local Studies Collection of the Wicklow County Council Library Service |
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11th September 2016 |
Visit to County Kildare to see Harristown House, Brannockstown, once owned by a branch of the La Touche family, and the Steam Museum, Straffan |
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23rd - 25th September 2016 |
The La Touche Legacy Festival of History weekend: ‘Emerging Ireland Post-1916’ |
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20th October 2016 |
Talk by Joan Kavanagh on 'Van Diemen's Women: a history of transportation to Tasmania' |
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18th November 2016 |
Talk by by Commandant Colin MacNamee entitled 'Volunteer Fred Schweppe - Tracing the Shadow of a Gunman” |
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6th December 2016 |
Visit to the Mermaid Theatre, Bray to see Phil Coulter |