INSTITUTE OF IRISH STUDIES
Seminar Programme – Autumn Semester 2014
Friday 31 October 2014 @ 1.00pm - Seminar Room, 8 Fitzwilliam Street
Jeff Kildea, Keith Cameron Chair of Australian History UCD,
‘Cousins in Arms: the Irish and Australians at Gallipoli’
North Fermanagh Remembered
Venue :- Enniskillen Library
Speaker – Guy Warner
Venue : Kilkeel Library
A tantalising piece of hidden history brought to life by aviation historian Guy Warner. He expertly weaves together this fascinating tale of pioneering aviation, anti-submarine warfare in World War One, and the human connection to the first military aviation facility in Ulster. Airships from the mooring-out station at Bentra, Whitehead in County Antrim flew dozens of missions in support of the naval forces based in Larne.
Guy Warner has been a regular contributor to Ulster Airmail, the journal of the Ulster Aviation Society, Aircraft Illustrated, Air Enthusiast, Air Pictorial, Aviation Ireland and Northern Ireland Travel News.
The legacy of Belfast Nationalists and the Great War - an exhibition by the 6th Connaught Rangers Exhibition research group entitled “The legacy of Belfast Nationalists and the Great War”.
Venue :- Colin Glen Library
The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) have launched phase 2 of the Defence Heritage Project (DHP) organising a range of community- led engagements and public events.
The main focus of the project is working with the public to record defence heritage features throughout Northern Ireland. The information gathered through the project will be made accessible to the public and become part of the Historic Environment Record helping NIEA to safeguard Northern Ireland's defence heritage through policy and legislation.
As part of the project NIEA will also be conducting a range of community excavations, the first of which is timetabled for 6th-24th October 2014 at Grey Point Fort, Helen's Bay Co. Down. Grey Point Fort is a State Care site in operation in both WW1 and WWII and through the excavation we hope to understand a bit more about the construction phases of the fort and to enhance the visitor experience at the monument. The information uncovered will also be entered into the NIEA Defence Heritage database as part of the ongoing Defence Heritage Project (DHP). The archaeological investigations will be carried out on behalf of the NIEA by the Centre for Archaeological Fieldwork, School of Geography, Archaeology and Palaeoecology, Queen's University Belfast under the co-direction of Ruairí Ó Baoill and Heather Montgomery.
Grey Point Fort is open to members of the public throughout the excavation allowing you the opportunity to witness the dig first hand. Alternatively come to one of our specially organised open days on Saturday 11th and 18th October between 12:00-4:00pm.
For more information contact 028 90543030
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National Museums Northern Ireland and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland invite you to 'The Road to War' - a joint lecture series exploring the impact and legacy of the First World War in Ireland.
23rd October - Venue PRONI
'If the nation is to be saved women must help in the saving': Women and War in Ireland, 1914-18 by Dr Senia Paseta
Lecture info:
For further information please visit The Road to War
Derry Central Library presents Family History Fair with Living Legacies 1914-1918.
WW1 AND YOU
Objects, Memories, Resources
Libraries NI and Living Legacies 1914-18 invite you to explore your WW1 ancestors, to record and preserve their stories and memorabilia for the future. Bring your WW1 objects and artefacts (photographs, letters, diaries etc.) to Derry Central Library.
Free information and advice for budding family researchers from experts in family history.
Scanning and recording of memorabilia and stories throughout the day
Thursday 23 October 10.30pm to 4.00pm
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Speaker – David Keys
Venue : Enniskillen Library
Identifies 39 casualties from North Fermanagh in WW1 , the aim is outline who they , where they came from and there burial place , it also shows the memorials in the three churches in the area with a few other things like recruiting etc ,
Venue : Enniskillen Library
WW1 - The impact of the great war on the local community in Fermanagh
The talk identifies 39 casualties from North Fermanagh in WW1, the aim is to outline who they were, where they came from and their burial places.
Speaker – John Ritchie
Venue : Cookstown Library
The talk will provide local links for the local community
Veuue : Cookstown Library
WW1 - The impact of the great war on the local community in Tyrone.
A talk by the friends of the Somme. The talk will provide local links for the local community
The Old Sweats: regulars, reservists and rapid fire-the British army of 1914
Speaker-Dessie Blackadder
Venue : Ballymena Central library
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Speaker – Jim McDermott
Venue : Colin Glen Library
A talk by Jim McDermott, retired teacher and historian who has written and lectured extensively on the history of the period from the Home Rule Crisis to Partition in 1922. He will speak on the creation and development of the three Irish divisions.
Call for papers - 11th-12th October 2014 - National University of Ireland, Maynooth.
Proposals are invited for papers for the third international conference hosted by the Centre for Military History and Strategic Studies. This conference will take place in National University of Ireland, Maynooth, on 11th-12th October 2014.
The conference organisers want to bring together academics and independent scholars working on military operations beyond the Western Front and also on the forces that served in these less well-known campaigns of the First World War. Submissions are encouraged from, but not confined to, those working on the African, Baltic, Balkan, Italian, and Eastern Fronts, and Middle Eastern campaigns, as well as those in the service of colonial troops.
During the conference the Centre for Military History & Strategic Studies, in co-operation with the National Museum of Ireland, will host an exhibition of material related to these campaigns.
We have already received expressions of interest from several international scholars. The conference organisers welcome proposals for panels and individual papers. There will be a panel devoted to new researchers. Proposals for roundtable discussions and poster sessions are also welcome. The centre is a member of the Imperial War Museum’s First World War Centenary Partnership.
Submissions of not more than 200 words should be submitted by 30th April 2014 along with a brief biographical statement to Dr David Murphy at the Centre for Military History & Strategic Studies, National University of Ireland, Maynooth. Email: David.Murphy@nuim.ie
For further information please visit IrelandWW1
National Museums Northern Ireland and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland invite you to 'The Road to War' - a joint lecture series exploring the impact and legacy of the First World War in Ireland.
9th October - Venue PRONI
Militarism in Ireland, 1912-18 by Professor David Fitzpatrick
Lecture info:
For further information please visit The Road to War
Speaker – Dr Colin Cousins
Venue : Armagh City Library
In 1914 County Armagh represented a microcosm of Ireland with an industrialised, urban north and a largely rural, agricultural south. It was also the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland and the birthplace of Orangeism. Dr Colin Cousins will talk about how the people of Armagh endured the Great War
Venue: Enniskillen Castle Museums
This year, the Fermanagh Family and Local History Fair is being staged as part of Fermanagh Live.
It will feature Dr Jeff Kildea, Chair of Australian History at UCD, speaking on Fermanagh’s contribution to the ANZAC campaign in the First World War, and Dr Johanne Devlin Trew of the University of Ulster speaking about migration from Northern Ireland since the 1920s. Exhibitors include Libraries NI, Fermanagh County Museum, Inniskillings Museum, Fermanagh Genealogy Centre, NIFHS, Genealogical Society of Ireland, Living Legacies 1914-18, and many others.
For further information, contact –
Frank McHugh on 0777 240 2844 or fgc2012@btinternet.com or go to our
Facebook page at www.facebook.com/fermanaghgc
Photo : Enniskillen Castle (source)
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East Belfast & The Great War are preparing to host the first in a series of First World War Military Antiques Roadshows. The Roadshow will take place between 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm at Willowfield Parish Church on Friday 3rd October, as part of a day-long commemorative event ‘Willowfield and the Great War’. The event will also feature a display of artefacts from War Years Remembered, and an evening programme including a talk from East Belfast & The Great War Project Co-ordinator Jason Burke, as well as music and drama.
Encouraging people from the community to come forward to share their stories and artefacts, project volunteer Jonathan Evershed said,
“A vital part of this project is seeking to understand how the Great War was experienced by the men and women of East Belfast, and central to this are family heirlooms like letters, diaries, photographs and medals. These can help us to tell the very human story of the War.
“Researchers from the Living Legacies 1914-1918 Engagement Centre and the Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis at Queen’s University Belfast will be on hand to help individuals to interpret wartime objects and artefacts. Using the Centre’s state-of-the-art scanning equipment we will also be able to digitally sample and record objects and artefacts such as photographs, letters, diaries, for those who wish to share in the future preservation of these personal legacies and reminders of the war.
“Once they have been captured digitally, artefacts and stories will be hosted on our website at www.eastbelfastww1.com. We are looking forward to hearing from members of the community, and are grateful to the Heritage Lottery Fund for their support, and to Willowfield Parish Church for inviting us to participate in their day of commemoration.”
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