MEATH ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

 

DRAFT PROGRAMME OF EVENTS  -  2026

Subject to Change - Please check Date, Time and Venue closer to the event. 

                                                                                   

Wednesday, March 25th

Launch of Ríocht na Midhe 2026

by Dr Edel Bhreathnach** (Patron)

followed by lecture

“Meath - The Irish Revolution, 1912-23”

Dr Ciarán Wallace

and Seán Boylan

Ardboyne Hotel, Navan - 7.15pm

Reception and book fair - members

and guests - 6.15-7.15pm

                                                                                                           

Tuesday, April 23rd

Annual General Meeting

followed by lecture -

“National Hunt and Point-to-Point Racing

in Ireland - A History”

Dr Frances Nolan               

(UCD School of History)

Trim Library - 7.00pm

                                                                                                           

                                          

 Thursday, May 28th

“The Census of 1926”

Aileen Wynne

Navan Library - 7.15pm

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

 

Saturday, June 27th

Annual Excursion

Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh

- Castle, Museums, etc.

Detailed programme to follow

- early booking advised

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Organiser: Fiona Ahern (087 -9738763)

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Thursday, July 9th

“Oliver Plunkett”

Thomas Burns

Oldcastle Library - 7.15pm

                                                                                               

 

Thursday, September 17th - *or Sunday, 20th September* [date?]

Séamus MacGabhann Lecture

“Centenary of Irish Radio - Traditional music”? - title?**

Peter Browne

                                                Navan Library*? -  or Rath Carn/?                                                              

 

                       

Sunday, October 11th

George Eogan Memorial Lecture

“Tara by Name, Tara by Nature?

- Exploring the archaeology of 'other'

Tara places on the island of Ireland”

Dr Susan Curran

(Discovery Programme)

George Eogan Cultural & Heritage Centre

Nobber - 3.00pm    

                                                                                                                       

Sunday, November 29th

 “Medieval Irish Kings and the English Invasion”

Seán Herbert

St Columban's College, Dalgan Park, Navan

- 3.00pm