Revolution and the Irish Country House
Terence Dooley (Maynooth University) Revolution and the Irish Country House: burnings and enforced exile 1919 – 23
Event Details
- Mon 14 Dec 2015
- 19:15
- Cost: 10
- Venue Details
Carton House
Maynooth
Lecture 3
The burning of
Irish country houses during the War of Independence and Civil War was a
phenomenon that until the publication of Terence Dooley’s The decline of
the big house in Ireland in 2001 had received little or no attention
from historians. This talk provides an insight into the motivation for
the burning of country houses nationwide. Drawing on new research from
papers in private possession it also provides an in-depth insight into
the fate of two country house families caught up in revolutionary change
between 1919 and 1923.
Light refreshments served from 6.30pm Admission fee per lecture: €10.00 payable prior to the lecture or on the night
Christmas dinner
Admission
fee for Christmas lecture including dinner in The Gold Saloon &
Drawing Room: €50.00 (Dinner for the Christmas Lecture must be booked
and paid for in advance)
Please note As numbers for dinner are
limited, places must be booked and paid for in advance. Seating in the
Gold Saloon will be filled on a first come, first served basis.
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