Gerald Boland biography launch. Revolutionary Women. Fenian History.
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Gerald Boland biography launch. Revolutionary Women. Fenian History.

As part of the 2024 Festival of History join us to launch of Gerald Boland - A life by Stephen Kelly.

Date and time

Sat, 5 Oct 2024 10:00 - 13:00 GMT+1

Location

Experience Glasnevin - Ireland's National Cemetery

Finglas Road D11 H2TH Dublin Ireland

About this event

  • Event lasts 3 hours

Former Taoiseach Bertie Aherne will launch Professor Stephen Kelly's book, Gerald Boland: A Life.

Professor Stephen Kelly will present his paper, 'Poacher turned gamekeeper: Gerald Boland, the IRA and Nazi spies, 1939-1946'.

Extraordinary Women during Extraordinary Times: An Interpretation of the Military History Testimony of Kathleen Boland, narrated by her daughter, Eileen Barrington.

Donnacha DeLong, historian and great grandson of Gerald Boland & great grandnephew of Kathleen and Harry Boland, on Boland Fenian History.

Brief wreath laying ceremony at graves of Harry and Gerald Boland in Republican Plot, Glasnevin Cemetery.

Event includes music and light refreshments.

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