April 2025
We invite you and your friends to our next talk, entitled Trees and Woodland Names in Irish Placenames, which will take place on Wednesday, 16th April 2025 in the Family Centre at Holy Rosary Church, Greystones, beginning at 7.30pm.
Our speaker on the evening will be John Mc Loughlin, forester and past president of the Society of Irish Foresters. John worked with Coillte for many years and was a chairman of ECO-UNECSO and Sculpture in Woodlands. He has written for many publications and co-wrote the book The Trees of Great Britain and Ireland with Pat O’Sullivan.
There will be a small charge of €3 per member and €5 per non-member to defray the costs of the venue. Membership fees for 2025 -2026 (€15) may also be paid on the night to Joan Jones.
We look forward to a very lively evening, and we hope to see many of you on the 16th.
Talks and Visits
Our Talks (normally) take place in the Family Centre next door to the Holy Rosary Church in Greystones. Talks normally begin at 7.30pm . A small charge is made to cover the cost of hiring a room.
Our Visits (normally) occur on Sundays throughout summer. Start times vary.
The Society's 2025 Programme
See below for our programme's dates, and keep an eye on this page for more details when they emerge.
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Talks and Visits, 2025 |
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15th January 2025 |
Talk by John Martin on: From rocky commons to fashionable suburb - the transformation of Dalkey in the 19th century |
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19th February 2025 |
Talk by Therese Hicks on: The Minute Books of Wicklow in the 1600 and 1700s |
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19th March 2025 |
AGM and presentation from Rosemary Raughter |
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16th April 2025 |
Talk by John McLoughlin on: Trees and Woodland Names in Irish Placenames |
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21st May 2025 |
Talk by Cormac Moore on: The Root of All Evil, The Irish Boundary Commission |