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24/02/2005
Queen's to host lecture on Ireland's transformation
The transformation of Ireland, “from an impoverished and restless corner of the British Empire to the fastest growing economy in Europe”, will be charted in a lecture at Queen's University next month.
The event, chaired by RSE Executive Director Penny Egan, will focus on the pervasiveness of emigration from the 1920s to the 1950s, the 'official' and 'private' attitudes towards emigration on the part of church and state and the legacy it left.
One of Ireland's most exciting young historians, Diarmaid Ferriter, Professor of History at St Patrick's College, Dublin City University, will give the RSA lecture entitled "Idle to Pursue? The Impact of emigration from independent Ireland" on Wednesday, March 9.
RSA Chairman in Ireland, Professor Alistair Fee, said he was “delighted” to be working with hosts Queen's University to help the RSA strengthen its Irish connections.
The lecture is free of charge and open to the public, although booking is essential.
A drinks reception will be held in the University's Visitors' Centre from 5pm and the lecture will begin at 6pm in G9 Lanyon North.
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The event, chaired by RSE Executive Director Penny Egan, will focus on the pervasiveness of emigration from the 1920s to the 1950s, the 'official' and 'private' attitudes towards emigration on the part of church and state and the legacy it left.
One of Ireland's most exciting young historians, Diarmaid Ferriter, Professor of History at St Patrick's College, Dublin City University, will give the RSA lecture entitled "Idle to Pursue? The Impact of emigration from independent Ireland" on Wednesday, March 9.
RSA Chairman in Ireland, Professor Alistair Fee, said he was “delighted” to be working with hosts Queen's University to help the RSA strengthen its Irish connections.
The lecture is free of charge and open to the public, although booking is essential.
A drinks reception will be held in the University's Visitors' Centre from 5pm and the lecture will begin at 6pm in G9 Lanyon North.
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