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Introduction

Aims of the Society

 

"The object of the Society shall be to locate, preserve, examine, publish and illustrate the antiquities, records and traditions connected with the territory comprised within the ancient Kingdom of Meath, corresponding in the main with the modern Diocese of Meath."

 

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Your subscription includes membership of the Society for the year and a copy of the current edition of Ríocht na Midhe, the annual journal of the society. Packed with interesting articles and book reviews it is a 'must' for anyone with an interest in this area.

  

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The Council members at a recent launch of Ríocht na Midhe in the Ardboyne Hotel.

 A Tribute to John Bruton.

By Frank Cogan, Vice President of MAHS

John Bruton was a member of the Meath Archaeological and Historical Society for many years and was a great supporter of it over several decades. He followed the activities of the Society with interest and he addressed a Society event in Longwood in January 2019 on the subject of The 1918 Election in Meath, Eamon Duggan and the First Dail (Eamon Duggan was, of course, the first holder of a Dail seat in South Meath, in what was to become John’s own constituency base for many years). As a convinced democrat, John passionately espoused the principle and practice of politics through the ballot box and saw himself as the political descendant of Charles Stewart Parnell, who of course had been elected as the parliamentary representative for Meath in Westminster in an earlier time. As a true Meathman, he had immense pride in his native county, its history and culture and the royal heritage of its landscape and people. As Taoiseach, he displayed a magnanimous spirit and brought that generosity of heart to bear on his untiring pursuit of peace and reconciliation on the island of Ireland so that representatives of different sides and traditions representing all points of view found him willing to engage in a common pursuit of constructive solutions leading to a better future for all. In so doing, he made an immense contribution to the cause of peace and to enable all the people of this island to enjoy the prospect of a brighter and better future.

Ar dheis De go rabh a anam dilis.    

 

 

Programme 2024.

 
Meath Archaeological and Historical Society will host their Annual General Meeting in the Swift Cultural Centre and Library, High Street, Trim, on Tuesday 23rd April at 7:15pm.
Car parking is available in the Haggard St car park or on High St. 
 
The AGM will be followed by a lecture, "Meath and the Crusades", by Paul Duffy and Dr Ciarán McDonnell.
 
Traditionally, Ireland’s connection with the crusades has been seen to be slight. In recent years, however, new research has begun to replace this view with a more nuanced picture. A new interdisciplinary volume of essays, Ireland and the Crusades (Four Courts Press, 2022), has re-examined Ireland’s connection to the crusading movement in its many forms. This lecture, based on two chapters in the book, will focus on the careers of two crusader knights, Hugh de Lacy II (son of Hugh de Lacy, Lord of Meath) and Geoffrey de Geneville (Lord of Trim).
 
Paul Duffy is a senior archaeologist with Irish Archaeology Consultancy, specialising in medieval and urban archaeology. He has led several landmark excavations in Dublin city and has been awarded Royal Irish Academy and Irish Research Council funding for a number of research projects. He is editor of Ireland and the Crusades with Dr Edward Coleman and Prof Tadgh O'Keefe, and his chapter examines the career of Hugh de Lacy II.
 
Dr Ciarán McDonnell is a military historian specialising in identity, war and society. His PhD from Maynooth University examined Irish soldiers in the British military during the French Revolutionary War and subsequent research has included work on the Irish in the French army. While working at the Blackfriary Archaeology Field School in Trim he began his research on Geoffrey de Geneville. Ciaran works for Meath County Council and continues to publish on topics ranging from the Crusades to the Napoleonic Wars. He is Public Relations Officer for MAHS.
 

Inquiries to Tom French, Hon Sec., 087 4119633.

For up-to-date information please check www.mahs.ie or www.facebook.com/MeathSociety/

 

 

 

€500 Prizes for Postgraduate Research

The Meath Archaeological and Historical Society and Meath County Council Heritage Forum offer prizes of up to €500 for postgraduate research in any discipline, commencing after September 2011, devoted wholly or in significant part to any aspect of the heritage (archaeology, history, literature, etc.) of the Meath-Westmeath region.

Entries should be submitted in the form of one or more articles for publication in Ríocht na Midhe. Each entry must be vouched for by the writer's Supervisor of Research. Adjudication will be by a panel appointed by MAHS.

 

Séamus MacGabhann and Aidan Gilsenan
The most recent recipient, Aidan Gilsenan being congratulated by Séamus MacGabhann.

Entries to the editor, Ríocht na Midhe. Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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