St Trea's
Parish
Newbridge & Ballymaguigan

Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Memorial Library & Archive – Lecture Series

25 Mar 2023

 

The Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Memorial Library & Archive are pleased to announce our forthcoming lecture series to mark the upcoming centenary of Cardinal Ó Fiaich's birth in 1923.


All events are free of charge but due to limited numbers pre booking is essential. To reserve your place please contact Roddy Hegarty at the Library on 028 3752 2981 or by email roddy.hegarty@ofiaich.ie

29 March
The Legacy of Fr Tom, Úna Walsh (Creggan Historical Society)
5 April
Tomás Ó Fiaich, History and the development of John Hume’s political ideas, Dr Tommy Dolan (University of York)
8 May
Professor and President: Tomás Ó Fiaich in Maynooth in the archives 1953-1977, Prof Vincent Comerford (Former Professor of Modern History NUI Maynooth)
24 May
Tomás Ó Fiaich agus Gaeilge Oirthear Uladh: Tomás Ó Fiaich and East Ulster Irish, Dr Niall Comer (Ulster University)
14 June
Joe Canning Memorial Lecture: Tomás Ó Fiaich, Micheline Kerney Walsh and the Irish Overseas Archive 1954-90, Dr Ben Hazard (University College Dublin)
 
All events will be hosted by the Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Memorial Library & Archive and will begin at 7.00 pm unless otherwise indicated. This series is part of a programme of activities funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs through the Reconciliation Fund. Further events will be announced later in the year.


 


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