Lecture Series, September-December 2017

Waterford Archaeological & Historical Society

LECTURES & EVENTS

SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 2017

Please note all lectures are held at 8pm in St. Patrick’s Gateway Centre, Patrick Street, Waterford, unless otherwise stated.

Lectures are free for members. Non-members €5.00. Students €2.50.

September 29^th, 2017 - Topic: Waterford district lunatic asylum, 1834-1922

Speaker: Mr Tony Gyves

In the 1820s and 1830s a network of district lunatic asylums was established. These were effectively Ireland’s first mental hospitals. Waterford’s district lunatic asylum was established in 1834. Mr Tony Gyve has researched the history of this significant Waterford medical facility.

October 20^th, 2017 - Topic: Medieval nunneries in Ireland

Speaker: Dr Tracy Collins

Dr Collins’ research focuses on the archaeological evidence for female monasticism in medieval Ireland, with a particular emphasis on the later medieval period. One of the most important late medieval nunneries in Ireland was Kiliculliheen in Ferrybank.

This lecture will be held in the Parnell room, Granville Hotel.

October 28^th, 2017 - Launch of Decies No. 73

In conjunction with the Imagine Arts Festival the latest volume of the Waterford Archaeological & Historical Society’s journal will be launched with two guest speakers accompanied by live music.

November 24^th, 2017 - Topic: The sinkings of the Coningbeg and Formby

Speaker: Dr Edward Bourke

A special lecture marking the centenary of the sinkings of these Waterford ships in December 1917 and the associated tragic loss of life.

November 26^th, 2017 - Annual lunch

Mulled wine reception and lunch, Tapestry Room, Granville Hotel.

Booking details will be circulated closer to the date. 

Summer Outings & Events 2017

Waterford Archaeological & Historical Society

SUMMER OUTINGS & EVENTS 2017

Sunday 11^th June – Sunday fieldtrip: Lismore Heritage Centre

Visit Lismore Heritage Centre and take a guided tour of Lismore heritage town, including the historic St Carthage’s Cathedral and the recently exposed Victorian ice-houses.

Meet at the Lismore Heritage Centre at 14:30.

Thursday 22^nd June – Evening fieldtrip: The Coastguard in Tramore

Visit to the former H.M. Coastguard Station and a guided walk with Mr. James Doherty around locations associated with the Coastguard in Tramore. This trip is a follow up to a talk given to the society by Mr Doherty in April which highlighted some of the key events in the organisation’s history.

Meet at the Coastguard Cultural Centre, Tramore at 7pm.

Sunday 16^th July – Summer outing: The Heart of Medieval Limerick and the Hunt Museums of Treasures

Guided tours of King John’s Castle and the Hunt Museum and other features of historical interest in Limerick’s historic core.

Depart at 08:30am, return at 9pm. Cost 55 euro.

Thursday 10^th August – Evening fieldtrip: Waterford’s medieval walls

A guided tour of some well-known and less well-known sections of Waterford’s late medieval walls.

Meet at the Applemarket at 7pm.

Thursday 24^th August – Evening Event: People Who Made Waterford Famous

The Society’s contribution to Heritage Week 2017. Join members of Waterford Archaeological & Historical Society who will present a miscellany of short talks about people who put Waterford on the map.

The Tapestry Room, Granville Hotel, Meagher’s Quay, Waterford at 7pm. Free event.

SUNDAY AND THURSDAY EVENING FIELDTRIPS ARE FREE TO MEMBERS.

NON-MEMBERS €5.00.