Julian Walton Winter History Lectures 2024 – Series XIX

Julian Walton (and Guests) series of History Lectures are back to Dunhill Multi-Education Centre. Join us for another set of lectures History, Local History, Archaeology and other themes of local interest.

Lectures will be taking place every Thursday evening at 7.30pm and are followed by a Question & Answer session with your Speaker.
Each lecture is 5€ per person and includes light refreshments.

The first lecture will be taking place on the 16th of January at 7.30pm at Dunhill Multi-Education Centre, Eircode X91 FVF9 and the theme will be “Some Waterford churches that celebrated bicentenaries in 2024”

The schedule of lectures is as follows:

Thursday 16th January

Julian Walton: “Some Waterford churches that celebrated bicentenaries in 2024.”

Thursday 23rd January

William Fraher: “Waterford County Museum: Highlights and curator’s choice.”

Thursday 30th January

Julian Walton: “Miscellaneous Poems, 1798 – with some local surprises!”

Thursday 6th February

Andrew Doherty: “In the wake of the Great Western.

Thursday 13th February

To be decided

Thursday 20th February

Julian Walton: “Letters from a continental holiday, 1905.”

Thursday 27th February

William Whelan: “The heritage slabs in Grattan Square, Dungarvan.”

Thursday 6th March

Eugene Broderick: “The decline of the Catholic Church in Ireland, 2000-2020.”

Thursday 13th March

Elizabeth Shee Twohig: “The archaeological achievement of Patrick, Canon Power (1862-1951).”

Thursday 20th March

Tony Hennessy: “Some further notes on the history of Annestown.”