Hosted by Kildare County Council and the Kildare Decade of Commemorations Committee, the seminar will explore many aspects of Irish military history, drawing chiefly on events and personnel from within Ireland but also exploring some escapades in South Africa, Flanders and the USA.
Everyone is welcome, but booking is necessary. The Friday evening's activities are free to attend, while the Saturday lecture programme attracts a €5 fee and includes tea/coffee.
The programme is as follows:
Friday
| 5:00pm | The Glen of Imaal Disaster 1941, with Terence O’Reilly |
| 5:50pm | Readings from the Leb, with Martin Malone |
| 6:35pm | Reception in foyer of Riverbank Arts Centre |
| 7:00pm | Opening of the Seminar by Mayor of Co. Kildare, Cllr. Martin Miley |
| 7:15pm | Book Launch: Witness to War Crimes, by Colm Doyle |
| 8:00pm | Who Fears to Speak of '22? The politics of Commemoration. Panel discussion. |
Saturday
| 8:45am | Registration - Tea/Coffee |
| 9:20am | Welcome |
| 9:30am | Zulu. The Defence of Rorke’s Drift, with Dan Harvey |
| 10:20am | The Role of Women in the Struggle for Irish Freedom 1918-1923, with Liz Gillis |
| 11:05am | Tea/Coffee break |
| 11:35am | The forgotten letters of Ireland’s American Civil War dead with Damian Shiels |
| 12:25pm | Oliver Cromwell and the conquest of Ireland, with Professor Micheál Ó Siochrú |
| 13:10pm | Lunch - at own expense |
| 14:30pm | Granuaile – Grace O’Malley: Ireland's Pirate Queen (1530-1603), with Anne Chambers |
| 15:20pm | The significance of Irish involvement in World War I: A review, with Neil Richardson |
| 16:30pm | Close of seminar |
Booking is essential.