Nov 9

8–10    Fri–Sun St John’s Heritage Centre, Drumshanbo. Leitrim and the Great War, Neil Richardson, Padraig Griffin + other speakers. See http://stjohnsdrumshanbo.wordpress.com/. Sat    5.30pm History Ireland Hedge School @ the Allingham Festival, Ballyshannon, Abbey Centre. Ballyshannon & the Erne scheme: dammed or damned?, Brian Drummond, Michael Kennedy, Jonathon Bardon, Pauraic Travers. Sat    10am   Irish Family … Read more

Nov 8-10

8–10    Fri–Sun St John’s Heritage Centre, Drumshanbo. Leitrim and the Great War, Neil Richardson, Padraig Griffin + other speakers. See http://stjohnsdrumshanbo.wordpress.com/.

Nov 7

Thur    8pm Mount Merrion Historical Society, Mount Merrion Community Centre. Jammet’s Restaurant, Christopher Sands. Adm. €4. Thur    8pm Kilmacud–Stillorgan Local History Society, Glenabyn Sports Club. Fr Gleeson, First World War chaplain. Adm. €3.

Nov 6

6 Thur 8pm Kilmacud Stillorgan Local History Society, Glenalbyn Sports Club, Stillorgan. A Leopardstown story: from the horse’s mouth, Fergus D’Arcy. Adm. ?3. 6 Thur 8pm Mount Merrion Historical Society, Community Centre, North Avenue. Brian Boru, 1014 and the Battle of Clontarf, Dennis McIntyre. Adm. ?4/?2 students.

Nov 5

Tues    8pm Foxrock Local History Club, Foxrock Parish Centre. Public forum on the future of local history studies in Foxrock and Cabinteely. See www.foxrocklocalhistory.ie. Tues    8.30pm Kilmacanogue History Society, Glenview Hotel, Glen of the Downs. Local contribution to the World Wars, family members and others. Adm. €3.