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| Mount Vernon, a substantial and well proportioned Georgian house in an idyllic rural setting near the Flaggy Shore, Finavarra, north Burren, Co. Clare. It was the summer house of Lady Gregory, Coole Park, Co. Galway, friend of WB Yeats and a central figure in the cultural renaissance that characterised late nineteenth/early twentieth century Ireland. (c) Michael O'Connell |
Venue: Helen Roe Theatre, 63 Merrion Square, Dublin 2
Date: Saturday 12 November 2016
Time: 9.30-17.00
The Programme and Abstracts and a Report on the symposium by our Chair, Prof. Michael O'Connell can be downloaded as pdfs.
Overview
The AHSI Autumn Symposium 2016 sought to complement the very successful AHSI Summer Conference Agriculture, Conflict and Rebellion in Early Twentieth Century Ireland which was held at the National Museum of Ireland, Country Life at Turlough House, Co. Mayo.
This one-day symposium complemented the successful two-day AHSI Summer Conference 2016 entitled Agriculture, Conflict and Rebellion in Early Twentieth Century Ireland. It addressed various aspects of rural life and the farming economy on the island of Ireland in the early twentieth century.
Organisers
Professor Michael O’Connell michael.oconnell07@gmail.com
Dr Mícheál Ó Fathartaigh mofathartaigh@hotmail.com
Dr Jean Walker jeanmwalker_7@hotmail.com