Date/Time: Thursday 06th November 2014 at 20:00
Event: “Henry Ford: The Cork Connection”
Location: Crawford Art Gallery, Emmet Place, Cork
Additional Information:
Organised by the Cork Literary and Scientific Society this talk by Denis MacSweeney will touch on Henry Ford and his connection with Cork. Individual lectures are €8 or one can become a member for €40 which includes attendance for 16 lectures.
Date/Time: Friday 07th November 2014 at 20:00
Event: An Evening of Remembrance in music, song and story, of the Irish who died in the Great War (WWI)
Location: St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork City
Additional Information:
This evening event, commencing at 8pm in St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork City, is an Evening of Remembrance in music, song and story, of the Irish who died in the Great War (WWI). There are a number of special performances on the night and tickets are €10 with all proceeds going to St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral. The event is organised by the Western Front Association and for more information see the attached poster
Date/Time: Monday 10th November 2014 at 20:00
Event: The Launch of Times Past, Journal of Muskerry Local History Society
Location: Ballincollig Rugby Club Hall, Co. Cork
Additional Information:
The latest issue of the long running and ever popular Times Past Journal by the Muskerry Local History Society will be launched on Monday 10th November 2014. Attendance on the night is €3 (annual subscription for all lectures €10). Event organised by the Muskerry Local History Society, for more information contact Rod MacConaill (086 1089524) or Dermot Lucey (087 9331135).
Date/Time: Wednesday 12th November 2014 at 20:00
Event: “Brian Ború – Reality and Representations”
Location: Crawford Art Gallery, Emmet Place, Cork
Additional Information:
Dr. Clare O’ Halloran and Dr. Dagmar O’ Ríain-Raedel, UCC, give a most fascinating talk on the legendary High King of Ireland Brian Ború. Event organised by the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society. The event is free of charge and all welcome on the night.
Date/Time: Monday 17th November 2014 at 20:00
Event: The Kilmichael Ambush – An illustrated Talk by Donal O’ Flynn
Location: Ballincollig Rugby Club Hall, Co. Cork
Additional Information:
Donal O’ Flynn will discuss the remarkable story of the Kilmichael Ambush where British Auxiliaries were ambushed by a flying column led by Tom Barry. Attendance on the night is €3 (annual subscription for all lectures €10). Event organised by the Muskerry Local History Society, for more information contact Rod MacConaill (086 1089524) or Dermot Lucey (087 9331135).
Date/Time: Thursday 23rd November 2014 at 19:00
Event: “Remembering Sgt Myles Abraham, DCM, MM” – by Rachel Abraham of the Western Front Association
Location: Cork Public Museum, Fitzgerald’s Park, Cork
Additional Information:
The talk will be about Rachel’s quest to find information about her grand-uncle, a well-known sportsman who was an Irish Boxing Champion and played international rugby for Ireland and someone who, as she discovered, was also a forgotten hero of the First World War. This should be a most interesting event and all are welcome on the night.
Date/Time: Thursday 27th November 2014 at 20:00
Event: “The Munsters at Gallipoli – The royal Munster Fusiliers in the Dardanelles Campaign 1915”
Location: Radisson Park Hotel, Cork Airport, Co. Cork
Additional Information:
A wonderful lecture by John Mulcahy entitled “The Munsters at Gallipoli – The royal Munster Fusiliers in the Dardanelles Campaign 1915” This event has been organised by the Ballygarvan and District Local History Society and takes place in the Radisson Park Hotel, Cork Airport at 8pm. Admission to lectures are free to members. €5 on the night for non-members. For further information contact Secretary Tom Ryan – email thomasf11ryan@gmail.com.
Date/Time: Wednesday 03rd December 2014 at 19:30
Event: The Irish Country Furniture
Location: Clarion Hotel, Cork
Additional Information:
A talk on Irish Country Furniture by Dr. Claudia Kinmonth, Independent Scholar. For more information visit the Cork DFAS website at www.corkdfas.ie
Date/Time: Thursday 04th December 2014 at 20:00
Event: “Daniel Levie (1875-1963): A Scottish Architect in Cork”
Location: Crawford Art Gallery, Emmet Place, Cork
Additional Information:
Organised by the Cork Literary and Scientific Society this talk by Louise Harrington promises to be most fascinating touching on the work of Daniel Levie, a most prominent Architect in the County and City of Cork. Individual lectures are €8 or one can become a member for €40 which includes attendance for 16 lectures.
Date/Time: Monday 08th December 2014 at 20:00
Event: Cormac McCarthy, Lord of Muskerry
Location: Ballincollig Rugby Club Hall, Co. Cork
Additional Information:
Paddy O’ Flynn will give a wonderful talk on the illustrious career of the Lord of Muskerry, Cormac McCarthy. Attendance on the night is €3 (annual subscription for all lectures €10). Event organised by the Muskerry Local History Society, for more information contact Rod MacConaill (086 1089524) or Dermot Lucey (087 9331135).