Talks and Visits, 1995 - 1994

Below is a list of activities organised by the Greystones Archaeological & Historical Society in 1995 and 1994.

 

Talks and Visits, 1995

January 1995

Talk by Pat Power on ‘Travellers in Wicklow in the 18th Century’

February 1995

Talk by Eva O’ Cathaoir on ‘Wicklow in the 18th Century’

15th March 1995

Talk by Ken Hannigan on ‘Barndarg: a Wicklow Village of the 1890s’

April 1995

Visit to Galway including a visit to Kylemore Abbey, a cruise on Lake Corrib, and a walking tour of Athlone

May 1995

Visit to Marsh’s Library, St Patrick’s Cathedral and Rathfarnham Castle

June 1995

Visit to the National Heritage Park at Ferrycarrig followed by a guided tour of Wexford

July 1995

Visit to the Waterways Centre, Marino Casino and Ardgillen Castle

10th September 1995

Visit to bronze age sites around the foothills of the Sugarloaf

October 1995

Talk by Rev Robert Dunlop on ‘The La Touche’s Family Relationship with John Ruskin’ followed by a visit to Kilruddery House

November 1995

Talk by Eva O’ Cathaoir on ‘The Famine’

December 1995

Talk by Patrick Neary on ‘The Bronze Age in Wicklow’

 

Talks and Visits, 1994

January 1994

Talk by Noel Kissane on ‘Ancient Maps of Ireland and Wicklow’

February 1994

Talk by John Teehan on ‘Irish Silver’

April 1994

Visit to County Kerry including Killarney

May 1994

Visit to Dublinia, Kilmainham Gaol and the Georgian Museum

June 1994

Visit to Tallaght, Russborough House and the State Apartments in Dublin Castle

July 1994

Visit to the Japanese Gardens, the National Stud and Castletown House

11th September 1994

A guided tour of the churches of Greystones

October 1994

Talk by Judith Flannery on ‘The Charity of the La Touches’ followed by a trip to Luggala

November 1994

Talk by Jim Rees on ‘Wexford Emigrants to the USA’

December 1994

Talk by Joe Hayes on ’30 Years as a Librarian