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‘Ireland in the 1950’s’

Wed. 23rd October: ‘The end of an era: de Valera resigns as Taoiseach’
Eamonn de Valera dominated Irish politics from the early 1930’s to 1959, when he resigned as Taoiseach. This lecture considers his political legacy.

Dr Eugene Broderick taught history and served as Principal in the Mercy School Waterford. He completed MA and PhD degrees in history at UCC. He has written and lectured extensively on various aspects of nineteenth and twentieth century Irish history. This is his seventh series of talks since 2016 on 20th century Ireland.

This coming Wednesday the 23rd October at 1:15 pm in the Garden Room of the award winning Medieval Museum.

Booking is highly recommended!

Only €5 for this exciting talk and all proceeds go towards the Museum acquisition and conservation fund.

Contact the reception at the Medieval Museum or the Bishop’s Palace, phone 0761 10 2501 or email [email protected] to book your tickets.