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A selection of interesting historical reads including ancient figs, Irish foxes, PG Wodehouse and a Troubles era television
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Festival speaker Thomas Keneally on RTE’s History Show
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Two months on…
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2024 West Cork History Festival
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Important programme update
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We’re in the Southern Star!
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Festival featured in the Irish Times today
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Pop-up book shops at this year’s Festival
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Talk on the Irish Diaspora at Skibbereen Library, Friday 9 August 11am
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Festival features in the Irish Times this week… and a round up of historical reads & listens
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The Digital Repository of Ireland
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The West Cork History Festival explores Irish-Australian history in Dublin
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The Irish in Australia event at the Australian Embassy in Dublin, 26 June
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Guest blog: Resting Place – The Legacies of Civil War by Ellen McWilliams
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Civil War fatalities & an Irish family in the American Civil War
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Robert Harris
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A very Happy St Patrick’s Day
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An Gaodhal, International Women’s Day and much else
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