You will find links to our lectures, workshops & talks here.
History Workshops 2025 – Doing Local Studies
October 4th 2025
“Genealogy – the cornerstone of local studies. Approaches, exemplars and sources with a focus on national and international repositories.”
Dr Janice Mann is a senior researcher working with Timeline Research to produce historical and genealogical research for government departments, private clients and television programmes including; the BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are and RTE’s The Great House Revival. Born and raised in Canada, she now lives with her husband and daughter in Mullingar.
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‘Tracing your Westmeath Ancestors with reference to sources available locally such as; Griffiths Valuation, Tithe Applotment Books, Wills, Census Returns, Newspapers, Diaries, Registers as well as on-line sources.’
Gretta Connell, author and senior Librarian in Westmeath County Library with a special interest in local history. Gretta delivered a wealth of resources available when searching your genealogy.
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“Doing the history of your local sports club; approaches, resources, exemplars of best practice and publication.”
Dr Tom Hunt, a native of Clonea Power, Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Waterford, a sports and social historian and a former teacher at Mullingar Community College. Tom holds a PhD. from De Montfort University, Leicester. He is the author of two noted books on sport in Westmeath – Sport and Society in Victorian Ireland: the case of Westmeath (Cork University Press, 2007) and Peadar Cowan (1903-1962): Westmeath GAA administrator and political maverick (Four Courts Press, 2021).
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October 11th 2025
“Bringing the Great Irish Famine in your local area to Book. Sources, exemplars of best practice, identifying Famine Landscapes and publication.”
Retired headmaster, local historian and author Seamus O’Brien fascinated us with some super insights on resourcing and searching archives.
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“Descriptive writing for Archaeology & Local Studies – composing, role of illustrations and exemplars of best practice.”
Archaeologist Dr Paul Gosling and good friend of ours here at WHAHS delivered a most enjoyable and informative, interactive lecture.
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Lectures delivered with the support & many thanks to: Westmeath County Council Decade of Centenaries Events | Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media | Creative Ireland