Projects & Events
Calendar of Events and Lectures
Calendar for 2020
| Date | Event Description | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Sept 2020 | Commemorative plaque unveiling to remember the 100th anniversary of taking of Carrigtwohill RIC barracks by Mayor Mary Linehan Foley, attended by a small group of 'Socially Distanced' committee members only with a few passers-by. | Committee & Local Community |
| 3 Jan 2020 | Hoisting of Tricolour and unveiling of commemorative panel on the precise hour of 100th anniversary of the capture and surrender of Carrigtwohill RIC Barracks. | Committee & Local Community |
Calendar for 2019
| Date | Event Description | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2019 | Taking of Carrigtwohill RIC Barracks in the format of a documentary, told by John O’Mahony with additional narrations by members of our society. | John O'Mahony |
| 11 Oct 2019 | Dáibhí de Barra and the Manuscript Tradition - Talk focused on two manuscripts by Dáibhí de Barra; the prayer book in Melbourne, and his account of the battle during the Tithe War at Rossmore Strand | Miriam O’Donovan |
| 28 Sept 2019 | We were proud to attend the 10th annual ‘Celebrating Cork Past Exhibition’ at City Hall, and delighted to greet all who visited our stand.
One of the exhibits on display was a laminated copy of Dáibhí de Barra’s poem, returned to Carrigtwohill by Paul Doherty of Virginia, USA, at the well-attended commemorative plaque unveiling ceremony & presentation of, 31st May. Further copies may be requested on the day. |
Committee Members |
| 13 Sept 2019 | Guided Tour of Cloyne | Patricia Lyons |
| 31 May 2019 | Dáibhí de Barra & Paul Doherty | Committee Members |
Other Past Events
| Date | Event Description | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2019 | The Tradition of Matchmaking | John Arnold |
| 8 Feb 2019 | Suffragette Movement - Woman’s Right to Vote | Sean Horgan |
| 9 Nov 2018 | The story of Edward Bransfield of Ballinacurra and his historic discovery of the Antarctic Continent, 30th January 1820. Also includes details of our small participation at the unveiling ceremony of his memorial at Ballinacurra marking the bicentennial of his discovery. | Liam O'Riordan |
| 1 Dec 2017 | Spike Island | Tom O'Neill |
| 20 Oct 2017 | Following the footsteps of the Cork Finians | John Mulcahy |
| 28 Apr 2017 | Illustrated lecture of Cork City prior to 1916 Rising – Photographs & Postcards | Michael Lenihan |
| 3 Mar 2017 | Dáibhí de Barra – Carrigtwohill, Poet & Farmer | Tony Ó Floinn |
| 26 Nov 2016 | Siege of Cork 1690 | John Mulcahy |
| 15 Apr 2016 | The Great Irish Famine | Michael Murphy UCC |
| 5 Feb 2016 | Battle of Clonmult | Tom O'Neill |
| 27 Nov 2015 | Mother Magdalen Taylor and the Order of the Poor Servants of the Mother of God | Sr Elizabeth Sheehan |
| 27 Jun 2015 | Outing & Tour of Knockraha | |
| 22 May 2015 | Midleton Workhouse | Sean Horgan |
| 6 Mar 2015 | The story of James Cotter - Trial & Execution | Dr Kieran Greoger |
| 21 Nov 2014 | World War 1 Remembered – Western Front Association | Gerry White, Francis Ó Connor & Marie FitzGerald |