Westmeath Archaeological and Historical Society Presents Remembering Civil War: The Ernie O'Malley Notebooks A Lecture by Dr Eve Morrision Dr Eve Morrison has completed extensive research into the life and times of War of Independence veteran Ernie O Malley. Ernie O'Malley Dr Eve Morrison specialises in personal testimony and legacy interviews with veterans of the … Continue reading Remembering Civil War: The Ernie O’Malley Notebooks by Dr Eve Morrison

Heritage Week: Medieval origins of Mullingar- tour by Dr Paul Gosling As part of Heritage Week Westmeath Archaeological and Historical Society are  organizing a tour of the medieval origins of Mullingar by well known archaeologist Dr Paul Gosling. Paul has a long-standing interest in the topography of medieval towns including Mullingar and his latest research … Continue reading Heritage week tour of medieval origins of Mullingar by Dr Paul Gosling

Westmeath Archaeological and Historical Society Presents "Sources the local historian can explore and utilise from the internet" by Sylvia Turner On wednesday 6th October 2021 at 8pm This is an online event available on Zoom - see link below Supported by Creative Ireland & Westmeath County Council Click Link:-    Zoom Online Lecture Dr Sylvia Turner … Continue reading Sources the local historian can explore and utilise from the internet by Sylvia Turner

Westmeath Archaeological and Historical Society Presents "Sources available to to those interested in the land question in Ireland" by Dr Eugene Dunne On wednesday 13th October 2021 at 8pm This is an online event available on Zoom - see link below Supported by Creative Ireland & Westmeath County Council Click Link:-    Zoom Online Lecture  local … Continue reading Sources available to to those interested in the land question in Ireland by Dr Eugene Dunne

Westmeath Archaeological and Historical Society Presents "How the historian might use the work of poets and writers to reveal what life was like here in times past" by Dr Mary Shine Thompson On wednesday 20th October 2021 at 8pm This is an online event available on Zoom - see link below Supported by Creative Ireland … Continue reading How the historian might use the work of poets and writers to reveal what life was like here in times past by Dr Mary Shine Thompson

Westmeath Archaeological and Historical Society Presents Pre-Launch Lecture on "Westmeath History and Society" by Prof. Willie Nolan On wednesday 15th December 2021 at 8pm This is an online event available on Zoom - see link below Supported by Creative Ireland & Westmeath County Council Click Link:-    Zoom Online Lecture Westmeath Archaeological and Historical Society will … Continue reading Pre-Launch Lecture on “Westmeath History and Society” by Prof. Willie Nolan

Westmeath Archaeological and Historical Society Presents "Westmeath: History and Society" interdisiplinary essays on the history of an Irish County. Edited by Historian Seamus O'Brien On Thursday next 24 March a major work on the history of Westmeath from pre-historic times up to the present day will be launched by Archbishop Dermot Farrell in the Atrium … Continue reading Launch of Major Book on History of County Westmeath

Westmeath Archaeological and Historical Society Presents "Mullingar conference on the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1922" On Saturday next 9 April the Westmeath Archaeological and Historical Society will host their fifth annual conference in the Greville Arms Hotel. This daylong conference will commence at 10am and finish at 3.30 pm. The theme of the conference is the … Continue reading Mullingar conference on the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1922

Westmeath Archaeological and Historical Society Presents "Formation of the Civic Guards in Westmeath in 1922" by Dr Paul Hughes On Thursday 28th July 2022 at 7.30pm At The Greville Arms Hotel in Mullingar Supported by Creative Ireland & Westmeath County Council The formation of an unarmed police force was a critical decision which  ensured the … Continue reading Formation of the Civic Guards in Westmeath in 1922 by Dr Paul Hughes