We're very excited to announce that we're having not one but two West Cork History Festival events this summer !

On Saturday 9 August, we'll be at Liss Ard Estate near Skibbereen. Myles Dungan, well known to many for his History Show on RTE Radio 1 and also a writer and historian, will be speaking on his forthcoming book. This examines fake news in the treatment of Irish nationalism in the mainstream British media in the late 19th century. He will be joined by Dr Sara Lodge discussing her book The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective, published in paperback this summer. Tickets for this event will be available soon via this website. 

On Monday 9 June we were in Dublin at the Royal Irish Academy discussing Ireland and Neutrality, Historian and broadcaster Misha Glenny spoke about Irish neutrality and how it appears in a wider European context. He was joined by Professor Eunan O’Halpin, who introduced the history of neutrality as a pillar of Irish foreign policy. They were joined on a panel to discuss the subject with Vice Admiral Mark Mellett and Professor Patrick Keatinge. For reasons beyond her control, Catherine Connolly TD had to withdraw from the panel and we were very grateful to Stephen Kelly, Chair of the Peace and Neutrality Alliance, for stepping in at such short notice. A film of the event will be posted on our website shortly.

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