One Day Conference: 'Ireland and the Great War - People, Press and Warfare'

Speaker: Various
800Px Royal Irish Rifles Ration Party Somme July 1916

Venue: SMA Hall, Wilton, Cork

SPEAKERS

Gerry White, (Island of Ireland Trustee, WFA):

'From Gunner to Guerrilla - Tom Barry's Road to Rebellion'

Aoife Whelan:

‘1914:To Arms – How a Provincial Newspaper Covered the Outbreak of War’

Paul Busteed:

‘A Final Salute – Aghada Sailors at the Battle of Jutland

Patrick Sheehan:

‘The Munster and the Iron Man – A Story of the Great War’

Liam O’Riordan: 

‘The Q Ships of Queenstown – The Royal Navy’s Secret Weapon’

Tickets can be purchased at the door.

Price: €5.00

Event organiser: Cork branch
21 November 2026 10:00 to 21 November 2026 16:30
Bishopstown Library, Wilton. Cork City. T12 RR84
Branch contacts
Gerry White
(Chairman)
Email Gerry White
Gerard O'Meara
(Secretary)
Email Gerard O'Meara

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