June Lecture - The Connaught Rangers - The Battle for Hearts and Minds
The Old Tuam Society is delighted to welcome back historian Damien Quinn for our final lecture of the 2018-19
season. Damien's talk centres on the famed Connaught Rangers regiment. Damien
will uncover the how this famed regiment was de
Damien's area of specialist research
is Irishmen who served in the British Army and he previously delivered
excellent and thought-provoking lectures to the Society. Damien's M. Litt,
entitled 'The Connaught Rangers and the Wars of Empire 1793-1922' is a survey
of one Irish regiment's experience and involvement in imperial conflicts. In
addition, Damien curated ‘Galway and The Wars of Empire’
for the Galway City Museum which examined the involvement of Galway men and
women in the Wars of Empire between 1796 and 1922. Damien is currently editing
"The Connaught Rangers and the Wars of Empire 1793-1922" for
publication. His previous publications include "Galway War Dead 1914
– 1918" (2015) and he founded Military History Ireland – A
research resource on the men and women of Ireland who served in national and
international conflicts.
8 pm
Thursday 27 June
Tuam Library
All Welcome
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