Limerick and The Irish Revolution (1912-1923): Monday Jan 14th 8PM

Submitted by Tim on Sun, 01/13/2019 - 11:05

The next Limerick Historical Society lecture will be on the story of The Irish Revolution, 1912–23, by  Dr John O’Callaghan  on Monday January 14th  and will commence at 8 p.m. in Room 203, Mary Immaculate College. Go to main reception and ask for directions.

Dr John O’Callaghan lectures in St. Angela’s College, Sligo. His research focuses on twentieth-century Irish imperialism and nationalism, the education system, political and military history, sports history, and commemoration. His publications include:
Teaching Irish Independence: History in Irish Schools, 1922-72 (Newcastle, 2009);
Revolutionary Limerick - The Republican Campaign for Independence in Limerick, 1913-21 (Dublin, 2010);
The Battle for Kilmallock (Cork,2011);
Subversive Voices: Narratives of the Occluded Irish Diaspora (Oxford, 2012);
Plassey’s Gaels: GAA in the University of Limerick (Cork, 2013);
Con Colbert (Dublin, 2015) and
The Irish Revolution, 1912–23