Write a commentA free of charge five-day afternoon lecture series on Irish History in the period from 1912 to 1922 will be held at Newry Museum from the 19th to the 23rd of May.
The lectures are part of the Museum's Heritage Lottery funded First World War Project and they start on Monday the 19th of May and continue to Friday the 23rd May (2pm – 4pm each day). The lecture series will place the First World War in context by considering Irish History in the period 1912–1922.
An excellent line-up of speakers has been arranged.
Dr Jonathan Bardon, historian and author of ‘A History of Ulster’ will give the first talk on Monday 19th in a lecture entitled ‘Ireland 1912–1916: From the brink of civil war to participation in the Great War’.
On Tuesday 20th Dr Fearghal McGarry, Lecturer in Modern Irish History at Queen’s University, Belfast will speak on the Easter Rising and its impact on responses to the War in a lecture entitled ‘”The Soul of the Nation”: Irish republicans, war and rebellion’.
David Fitzpatrick, Professor of Modern History at Trinity College, Dublin will deliver the third lecture on the Wednesday afternoon which will consider “Why did they fight? The mystery of Irish participation in the Great War”.
On Thursday 22nd Dr Rosemary Cullen-Owens, University College, Dublin will focus on ‘Women in Wartime’, including their involvement in the suffrage movement.
The final lecture on the aftermath of the War, ‘From peace to war, from county boundary to land frontier’, will be given by Dr Donal Hall, NUI Maynooth, on Friday 23rd.
In his lecture Dr Hall will examine the experiences of soldiers returning from the great War; the results of the Khaki election of 1918; Frank Aiken, the 4th Northern Division of the IRA and his role in the Civil War; how and why the county boundary was changed into a land frontier after Partition and how that impacted on local people and businesses.
The lectures are FREE to attend and tea/coffee will be provided. As seating is strictly limited booking is essential.
If you require further information or would like to book a place please contact the Museum on 028 3031 3173.
