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Calender of Events and Lectures

Recent Events Calendar

Calender 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.

Calendar for 2019

Date	Event Description	Presenter
22-Nov-19	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-19	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	Mariam O’Donovan
28-Sept-19	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-19	Guided Tour of Cloyne	Patricia Lyons
31-May-19	Dáibhí de Barra & Paul Doherty	Committee Members

Other Past Events

Date	Event Description	Presenter
07-Dec-19	The Tradition of Matchmaking	John Arnold
08-Feb-19	Suffragette Movement - Woman’s Right to Vote	Sean Horgan
09-Nov-18	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
01-Dec-17	Spike Island	Tom O'Neill
20-Oct-17	Following the footsteps of the Cork Finians	John Mulcahy
28-Apr-17	Illustrated lecture of Cork City prior to 1916 Rising – Photographs & Postcards	Michael Lenihan
03-Mar-17	Dáibhí de Barra – Carrigtwohill, Poet & Farmer	Tony Ó Floinn
26-Nov-16	Siege of Cork 1690	John Mulcahy
15-Apr-16	The Great Irish Famine	Michael Murphy UCC
05-Feb-16	Battle of Clonmult	Tom O'Neill
27-Nov-15	Mother Magdalen Taylor and the Order of the Poor Servants of the Mother of God	Sr Elizabeth Sheehan
27-Jun-15	Outing & Tour of Knockraha
22-May-15	Midleton Workhouse	Sean Horgan
06-Mar-15	The story of James Cotter - Trial & Execution	Dr Kieran Greoger
21-Nov-14	World War 1 Remembered – Western Front Association	Gerry White, Francis Ó Connor & Marie FitzGerald