White’s Hotel, Wednesday, October 19th, 8.00pm
Wexford Historical Society, Dr George Hadden Memorial Lecture.
The Wexford side of the Blackstairs 1600- 1900: an illustrated lecture
Professor Kevin Whelan Director of the University of Notre Dame Dublin Global Gateway.
This lecture will cover the historical experience of the Wexford slopes of the Backstairs looking at the area stretching from Bunclody through Rathnure down to New Ross. It will explore how society and settlement evolved in the period after 1600, and look at the distinctive lifestyle that evolved as an adaptation to taming the mountains. The lecture will be heavily illustrated, using maps and other images to explain the historical and environmental context.
