This year's annual One Day Conference will take place at the Irish World Heritage Centre on Saturday the 27th of September.
The theme of the conference this year is 'Out of the Archives' and we plan to take a look at key events and key figures in Irish history, with a view to reassessing long-held historical interpretations of past events. The day will consist of four lectures on this topic and all of the chosen speakers have an interest in gathering information from first hand accounts of historical events, previously unpublished historical documents or newly presented information.
The ways in which researchers disseminate information will also be examined in the course of the day. For example David Ryan's talk on 'Cromwell in Ireland' will deal with the documentary-making process and the problems of balancing historical accuracy with the need to follow a dramatic storyline, and the use of first-hand accounts in this context.
Annie Ryan, author of 'Witnesses - Inside the Easter Rising' will speak about her work on the collection of first hand accounts of the Easter Rising and the Irish War of Independence, which are held in the Irish Military Archives, and the work involved in preparing this information to be published.
Dr Billy Kelly will explore the provenance of the text of the Commentarius Rinnuccinianus, the papal nuncio's account of his time in Ireland between 1645-1649. It will briefly outline the history of the period and will also introduce the digitized text on the website. **
Sinéad McCoole is a historian, author, broadcaster, script-writer and exhibition curator. She is responsible for preparing and curating the most impressive private library of Irish material anywhere in the world which was discovered in Mayo. This material was collected by Jackie Clarke over his lifetime, starting in his youth and continuing until the year of his death in 2000.
As always, there will be a bookstall courtesy of the Working Class Movement Library and exhibition presented by the Irish Diaspora Foundation.We will send programmes and booking forms on request but if you are interested in attending, please let us know by contacting Margot Ryan on the details provided.
We are pleased to announce that this conference is generously funded by Díon which allows us to subsidise the cost of the conference.
Individual - £15
Concession - £10
This price includes lunch
We look forward to seeing you on the 27th of September and if you do have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Margot Ryan
Cultural and Educational Development Officer
Irish Diaspora Foundation
10 Queens Road
Cheetham Hill
Manchester
M8 8UF
0161 2021200