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11th–15th July, 2011

Lead Kindly Light

The Percy French Summer
School at Castlecoote House

Main Programme of Events at Castlecoote House
 

Wednesday • 13th July

  

10.00am

Women who read are dangerous: The female education debate in 18th century Ireland
Gaye Ashford

  

11.15am

Tea / Coffee

 

11.30am

Lecture:
History of the building of Castlecoote from the Catholic Confederacy (1642) to the present day
Brian O’Connell

  

12.15pm

Lecture: Albert Siggins
Trades, Crafts and People of Old Fuerty and Castlecoote
Albert Siggins

  

1.00pm

Gardens Open

  
 
DAILY RATE €30
 Three lectures, tea/coffee
     
 

Thursday • 14th July

  

10.00am

Lecture:
Political Animals & Edwardian Ireland:
Percy French and Somerville & Ross
Dr Julie Anne Stevens

  

11.15am

Tea / Coffee

 

11.30am

Lecture:
Kindly light in the works of Percy French and John Henry Newman
Patsy McGarry

  

12.15pm

Lecture Question and Answer Session
Tim Pat Coogan
Luke Ming Flanagan TD CHAIR

Sure we’re not right Michael, Sure we’re not!
A reflection on the contemporary political and economic crises with apologies to ‘TheWest Clare Railway’ by Percy French

  

2.00pm

Midday Medley
Brian Munn, Michael Banahan & Teresa O’Donnell (Harp)

  

3.00pm

Gardens Open

 
  DAILY RATE €30 Three lectures, tea/coffee & includes lunchtime recital
     
 

Friday • 15th July

  

10.00 am

Lecture:
Finding identity in a community
Dr John Scally

  

11.00 am

Tea / Coffee

  

11.15am

Illustrated Talk:
Percy French paintings: a light in the darkness
Paul O’Kelly

 

12.15pm

Keynote Address:
Still uncreated? Newman, Joyce and the Irish conscience
Dr Padraic Conway

 

2.00pm

Lunchtime Recital:
A selection from his collaboration with Houston Collison
Friday’s French Frolics

  

3.00 pm

Gardens Open

  

8.00pm

Evening Concert:
Bryan Hoey (Tenor) & Teresa O’Donnell (Harp)

 Admission: €20
 
DAILY RATE €30
 Three lectures, tea/coffee & includes lunchtime recital
     

 
           

Programme of Events at Roscommon Library & Arts Centre

   To support and celebrate the 3rd
international Percy French Summer SchoolRoscommon County Council Library Services image
at Castlecoote house, Roscommon County
Council Library Services will be hosting
events throughout there branch locations
at Roscommon, Ballaghaderreen, Boyle
and the Arts Centre. The Library is also
marking the occasion with a two-week-long
exhibition, "French Miscellany".. 		 
       
   

Friday • 1st July at Roscommon Library

 
       

7.00 pm

  

Official launch
King House, Main Street, Boyle, Co. Roscommon

  

7.30 pm

  

Talk by Liam Byrne
Percy French in Ireland 1957 to today

  

8.00 pm

  

Roscommon Drama Group
A Medley of Percy French Songs

  
       

9.00 am – 6.00 pm

  

Tuesday 12th July–Saturday 23rd July

  
   

French Miscellany, an exhibition of Percy French items
County Library, Abbey Street, Roscommon

  

A Child for Life
ART POETRY & MUSIC
FOR CHILDREN 6 - 10 YEARS

Boyle Library

  

Tuesday, 10th July
2.30pm - 4.30pm

 

Strokestown Library

  

Wednesday, 11th July
3.30pm - 5.30pm

      

County Library
Abbey Street, Roscommon

  

Thursday, 12th July
2.30pm - 4.30pm

      

Ballaghaderreen Library

  

Friday, 13th July
2.30pm - 4.30pm