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irish MilitarY seMinar 9th – 11th June
K
ildare County Council's Decade of Commemorations Committee, in association with Ireland's Military
Story, Merrion Press and June Fest, will host the inaugural Irish Military Seminar, 9-11 June in the River-
bank Arts Centre, newbridge, Co Kildare.
Co. Kildare's association with the military spans many centuries and continues to the present time. The
aim of the seminar is to look at all aspects of Irish military history, drawing chiefly on events and person-
nel from within our nation's past. Participants will include: Helen Litton, John Dorney, Lar Joye, Dan Harvey,
James Durney, Declan Power, Justin Horgan, Dr. Helene O'Keeffe and Maurice O'Keeffe, Wesley Bourke, Ken-
neth Dawson, UN Peacekeepers and Vietnam Veterans. Display by Irish Military Vehicles Group and Farrell &
Nephew Bookstore.
Sunday with the Co Kildare Federation of Local History Groups: Massacre at Mullaghmast; A Game of
Thrones. Visit to the Rath of Mullaghmast with archaeologist Noel Dunne, with a Griese Youth Theatre per-
formance and refreshments in Burtown House.
topics: 1798 Rebellion; The Fenians; American Civil War; Thomas Ashe (100th Anniversary of his death); Civil
War in Dublin; WWI and WWII; Luftwaffe POWs; Jadotville, the Congo and Beyond; Vietnam War.
free admission to seminar (minimal cost for field trip): booking essential:
boxoffice@riverbank.ie/045 448327
Contact: cilldara2016@gmail.com or localhistory@kildarecoco.ie 045 448350 or 087 9871046
This is part of the Creative Ireland initiative - Creative Kildare 2017.
COMPETITION €50 VOuChEr
Q. how Much iS a Platoon coMManderS MaP caSe on www.Protac.ie?
Post your answer along with your name, address and contact
number to us or email subs@military.ie for a chance to win a
PRotAC €50 Voucher to use in store or online.
Last month's winner of the PRotAC €50 Voucher was Hugh Simpson, Athlone. Closing date is 19th June 2017.
Protac, Market Green, Curragh Camp,
Co Kildare. www.protac.ie info@protac.ie
Ph: +353 (0) 45 441798 or visit us on:
www.facebook.com/protacmilitary
