Parnell Society 2022

The Parnell Society will hold an Ivy Day Symposium at the Woodenbridge Hotel, Co. Wicklow, beginning on the evening of Friday, 7 October, and continuing all day Saturday, 8 October. The traditional wreath-laying ceremony at Parnell’s grave to mark Ivy Day will then take place at Glasnevin Cemetery on Sunday, 9 October by An Taoiseach Micheal Martin.

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Final Programme

The details of the programme for the Symposium are as follows:

Friday 7th, Evening:

Daniel Mulhall (New York University): Joyce and Parnell

Saturday 8th, Morning and Afternoon:

Sophie Cooper (Queens University Belfast): The Irish in Chicago and Melbourne in the age of Parnell.
Sonja Tiernan (University of Otago, New Zealand): Anna Parnell’s Ladies Land League speech.
Martin O’Donoghue (Sheffield University): Henry Harrison.
Ronan McGreevy (Irish Times): Assassination of Sir Henry Wilson.
Eugenio Biagini  (Cambridge University): The Parnell Lecture.

Anyone with an interest in history, from students to OAPs, is welcome. Enquiries about attending the Symposium should be made to Christopher Power, acting secretary of the Parnell Society (email: webparnell@gmail.com) (0866089198). For all other matters, please contact the academic director of the Ivy Day Symposium, Felix Larkin (email: felixmlarkin@gmail.com).

Visitor Information

Accommodation: a variety of accommodation is available in the Avoca/Rathdrum area visit: http://www.discoverireland.ie/where-to-stay/

Venues: The Woodenbridge Hotel, Avoca, the  venue during the Ivy Day Symposium.

Public Transport: Trains and buses to Rathdrum and Arklow. See irishrail.ie or buseireann.ie

Previous Schools

Images from the 2016 Summer School

  • The official opening of the 2016 Summer School by European Ombudsman, Emily O'Reilly.
  • Professor Roy Foster delivers the opening lecture of the 2016 Summer School.
  • Ed Vulliamy, the distinguished Guardian/Observer journalist, and academic/writer, Brian Hanley
  • Some images from the last couple of days; great debate and discussion, hearty lunches, and even Wicklow sunshine!
  • Former Minister for Communications, Alex White SC and academic/writer, Kevin Rafter.
  • 2016 Parnell Scholars: Pat McGarty, with Dr Will Murphy, Academic Director, Maeve Casserly, and Patience Fawsitt, who made a great impact on this Summer School.
  • 2016 Academic Director Will Murphy with committee member Felix Larkin and Ed Vulliamy.
  • Panel chaired by Stephen Collins (left) for the Assessing Commemoration: 2016 and the Decade of Centenaries

Images from the 2011 Summer School

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Images from the 2010 Summer School

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Images from the 2009 Summer School

The 2009 Parnell Summer School was the Society’s eighteenth annual Summer School. Images below feature some of the highlights of the week including:

The official unveiling of two commerative seats, dedicated to two former founding members of the Society – Marie Toibin and Mairin Lindsay, by US Ambassador, Dan Rooney;

Guest speakers including Dairmaid Ferriter UCD, Christy Cooney GAA President, Michael O’Muircheartaigh, Broadcaster, Robert Fitzpatrick – CEO Odyssey, Jennifer Kelly and Tom Hunt.

Launch of two books from UCD Press – Words of the Dead Chief (eds, Donal McCartney and Pauric Travers); and J.J. Horgan (ed.), From Parnell to Pearse, by Mr Martin Mansergh, T.D.

Plus a review of the on-going redevelopment of the ‘Big Shed’ by the OPW at Avondale House.

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