Events

Seán Lemass (1899-1971) - Talk led by Tony Corcoran.   Although only 71 when he died, Lemass was arguably the key figure in 20th century Irish Politics. Without him, De Valera […]

An Introduction to Archaeology: it's origins and how it works. Led by Don O'Meara.

Constance Markievicz (1868-1927)- Talk led by Tony Corcoran.   The legendary “Countess” had links to Yeats and romantic naturalism and yet campaigned most of her life for and with the […]

Early prehistoric Ireland (+7,000-4,000 BC): Ireland after the Ice Age and its first settlers. Led by Don O'Meara.

 Liam Mellows (1892-1922)- Led by Tony Corcoran Born and raised in Lancashire he went back to Galway with his Irish mother and commanded the Sinn Féin forces there in 1916. […]

Neolithic Ireland (4,000 - 2,500 BC), the first farmers, Newgrange and Ireland's megalithic tombs. Led by Don O'Meara.

Francis Sheehy Skeffington (1878-1916)- Led by Tony Corcoran  Another with an aristocratic background, Frank Skeffington was not only a republican but also a pacifist, a feminist and a vegetarian! A […]

Bronze Age Ireland (2,500 - 500 BC), metal working, hillforts and ritual landscapes. Led by Don O'Meara.

Returning to the Irish Centre for an evening of conversation and music.

 Eoin O’Duffy (1890-1944) -Led by Tony Corcoran.  Fought with the IRA in the war of independence in his native Co. Monaghan and rose to be a deputy to Michael Collins. […]

Iron Age Ireland (500 BC- AD 400), Celtic traditions, Ireland and the Romans. Led by Don O'Meara.

 Dorothy MacArdle (1889-1958)- Led by Tony Corcoran.  Daughter of a wealthy brewing family in Dundalk, she joined the republican movement and was a close friend and ally of “The Countess”. […]