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Youghal Celebrates History Festival Brochure 2010

About the Festival
The theme for this years conference will be "The Mediaeval Walled Town" which will provide a fascinating insight into this wonderful aspect of out heritage. In fact, Youghal Town Wall encompasses the greatest surviving circuit of mediaeval defensive wall in the country. This will provide an appropriate backdrop to the themes. Throughout the days surrounding the festival we have put together a programme of events to suit everyone.


The venue is the Mall Arts Centre Youghal. The dates for this year's Conference are 24th, 25th and 26th September 2010.

Conference Programme


Friday evening: Registration , Reception and Opening of Conference followed by : an evening of stories, legends and music with local raconteur and broadcaster John Kennedy.

Saturday morning : 9.30 Registration and coffee

9.45 : Official Opening of Conference - Raghnall Ó Floinn, Head of Collections , National Museum of Ireland, Dublin

10.00 : John Bradley (NUI - Maynooth) “Youghal and the Mediæval Towns of Ireland”.


10.30 Coffee.


11.00 : Dagmar Ó Riain-Raedel (UCC) “When miracles happened at Youghal: Our Lady of Graces.”

11.30 : Colmán Ó Clabaigh (Glenstal Abbey) “Monks, Medicine and Malpractice - the Benedictine Hospital in Mediæval Youghal”.

12.00 : Discussion and Question Time.

12.30 : Lunch



2.30 : Tadhg O’Keeffe (UCD) “ Youghal’s Mediæval Gates”.

03.00 : David Kelly (Youghal) “ The architecture of St. Mary’s Collegiate Church”.

03.30 :Máire Geaney (UCC) “The Mediæval Oak Roof of St. Mary’s, Youghal - an Irish gem with a French connection”.

04.00 Tadhg O’Keeffe, David Kelly “The Historic Towns Atlas for Youghal”.


08.00 Buffet Dinner


Sunday

9.30 :Registration

9.45 : Opening Remarks :

10.00 :Catryn Power ( Cork County Council) "Youghal Before the Walls".

10.30 : Coffee

11.00 : Margaret Gowen ( Dublin) "Youghal's Mediæval Town Walls - Heritage and Opportunity".

11.30 Katherine Desmond and Dan Noonan ( Youghal) : "Mediaeval Youghal as seen through its Archaeology".

12.00: Gerard Crotty "The Armorial Heritage of Youghal" .

12.30 : Discussion, Questions.

13.00 : Lunch

15.00 : Field Trip - A guided Walking Tour of Mediæval Youghal with entertainment.

Programme may be changed.

Further details , brochures, bookings etc. from our office
Youghal Celebrates History, The College, Youghal, Co. Cork


Boat trips may be arranged , if interested, let us know before the conference, please.


  Please use email, ordinary mail or the telephone line to contact us or if you would like a brochure. Our mobile telephone number is : 087 9666554 -

email  :   Kieran   Groeger   kierangroeger@mac.com or ytta@eircom.net