Tom Burnell will talk on his Irish Great War Dead Archive, a searchable database of servicemen with connections to Ireland who died in the Great War, 1914-1918. Tom Burnell is a military historian and author of ‘The War Dead’ series and ‘Irishmen of the Great War.’ He has spent over twenty years researching this topic....Read More
Historian Cormac Moore will provide a talk based on his recent publication of the same title. His book provides a comprehensive account of how the Irish Revolution affected all sections of society in Laois and how its effects reverberated for years thereafter. It explores how Laois experienced seismic national events – the third home rule crisis, the First...Read More
Historian John Dorney will provide a general overview of the Irish Civil War Fatality Project, a project in which he and UCC historian Dr Andy Bielenberg, have enumerated the civilian and combatant fatalities of the war, allowing for a wide-ranging analysis of the nature and geographic distribution of the casualties and their impact. John Dorney...Read More
David Broderick’s talk, based on his book of the same title, will explore the mystery behind the fate of Henry Ogle, the first master of Portumna Poor Law Union, who absconded from the workhouse in 1864, leaving it in a precarious financial position. The life and crimes of Henry Ogle is an almost unbelievable...Read More
Association Football in Maryborough/ Portlaoise, 1905-1965 is the first in the Portlaoise Library Summer Series of History Talks. The talk by James Bennett is based on his research on the development of soccer in the town, from its first reported public game between CBS students and the 4th Battalion Leinster Regiment in 1905 (CBS won),...Read More
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Laois Local Studies was established to collect, preserve and make available for reference, material relating to the history and heritage of County Laois.