9 December 2024
Dr Joe Mannion will speak about the Anglicisation of Tudor-era Connacht, looking at the extension of English rule into the lordships of Clanrickard and Hy Many in the sixteenth century.

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In this address, Gary Murphy, author of the bestselling and widely acclaimed biography of the late Taoiseach, Charles J. Haughey, will reassess Haughey’s role in the making of modern Ireland. His talk will explore Haughey’s role at heart of Irish political life for over three and…
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