As part of its Decade of Centenaries Programme, Louth County Council will be hosting a talk on “Co. Louth Cumann na mBan and the Civil War” by historian Ailbhe Rogers in Dundalk Library on Friday, December 16th at 3pm.
Ailbhe, who is herself from Louth, will talk for roughly 40 minutes followed by a Q+A session hosted by historian-in-residence for Louth Library Service, Thomas Tormey.
Ailbhe Rogers has completed research on the Cumann na mBan in Dundalk 1916-21 and has also made contributions on the subject to various history publications. These include: County Louth and the Irish Revolution, 1912-1923 (2017) edited by Dónal Hall and Martin Maguire.
The event is the final act of this year's Louth County Council Decade of Centenaries Programme.
All are welcome to attend, with no booking required.
The talk and discussion can also be watched online.
A space may be saved on the ‘Crowdcast’ webpage https://www.crowdcast.io/ louthlibraryservice.
The talk can also be viewed back at a later time/date.
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