THE NEXT HISTORY CLUB MEETING IS ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 15th 2024 – in the Foxrock Pastoral Parish Centre at 20:00
1) SHORT TALK: – MEMORIES OF LEHAUNSTOWN RACES
SPEAKER – Liam Clare
Strolling above the ruins of Tully church, it is difficult to envisage the sense of popular inter
est, of excitement, of enthusiasm, which was generated in this spot once a year for many years, on a selected afternoon in March. It was the location for the holding at Lehaunstown, of the Bray Harriers’ annual point-to-point races. It was not just the regular racegoers, not just the hunting set, but people from all walks of life, young and old, who walked, cycled, bussed, drove or came by train to participate in the great occasion. The Lehaunstown venue hosted the races from 1946 to 1960.
MAIN TALK: – TALES FROM A WICKLOW TEA ROOM 1898-1960
SPEAKER – Michael Fewer
The talk by our main speaker on: – Tales from a Wicklow Tea Room, 1898–1960, tells the story of a tiny cottage in Glencree in the Wicklow Mountains and the tea room run there by the McGuirk family from the 1880s to the 1960s. It is about those who met and took tea at McGuirk’s during the most momentous years of Ireland’s history, and the world they inhabited.
Our speaker, Michael Fewer, has written numerous books, on history, travel, architecture, and the natural world and countryside. He is a regular contributor on television and radio programmes, particularly RTÉ Radio1’s Sunday Miscellany.
OUR LATEST PUBLICATIONS Launching in September 2024
Admission for members is Free.
Admission for Non- Members is EUR 5.00
Annual Membership Fee
The annual membership covers from September 2024 to July 2025 and is €20. This entitles you to 8 talks, free to our two short summer outings and preference for places on our full day summer outings. Please renew this as soon as possible to help us manage the club’s running expenses.
See the “Annual Membership Subscription” page for details on how to pay.
Our email is: info@foxrocklocalhistory.ie
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TALKS – OUTINGS PLANNED FROM SEPTEMBER – MAY 2024
( The talks are on the third Tuesdays of the month in the Foxrock Parish Pastoral Centre Hall )
2024-2025 Season |
SHORT TALK(Occasional) |
FULL TALK |
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Oct 15th |
Memories of Lehaunstown Races SPEAKER: Liam Clare |
Tales from a Wicklow Tea Room 1898-1960 SPEAKER: Michael Fewer |
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Nov 19th |
A.G.M followed by :- |
Rathdown Workhouse: how fared the children during the great Famine. SPEAKER: Chris Lennon |
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Dec 10th |
Christmas Event |
Prepared by Padraig Laffan & Co. |
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Jan 21st 2025 |
Death of a Servant – The Blackrock Tragedy. SPEAKER: Peadar McGing |
Prisoner 1082: Escape from Crumlin Road, Europe’s Alcatraz SPEAKER: Donal Donnelly |
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Feb 18th |
The Lindsay family and their connection with Deansgrange SPEAKER: Martin McCarthy |
Herbert Simms – An Architect for the People SPEAKER: Lindie Naughton |
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Mar 18th |
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New Thoughts on St. Kevin and Glendalough SPEAKER: Christiaan Corlett |
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Apr 15th |
Wicklow Gaol SPEAKER: Carmel Kelly |
A Forgotten Irish Author: Cornelius Ryan, ‘The longest Day’ and ‘A Bridge Too Far’ SPEAKER: Philip Lecane |
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May 20th |
Dublin Baths & Bathhouses SPEAKER: Padraig Laffan |
To be announced |
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May |
Short Outing |
To be announced |
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May |
Short Outing |
To be announced |
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June |
All Day Outing |
To be announced |
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All our meetings are held in the Foxrock Pastoral Centre, which is at the junction of the N11 and Kill Lane. We meet on the third Tuesday of every month between September and May. The meetings start at 20:00 with an introduction, this is then followed by the main talk. After the talk there is an opportunity for questions and answers. Then after, the vote of thanks, tea and biscuits are served and you can get a chance to meet the speakers and ask questions you may have.
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