2026 April Anglesea Scandal

2.30pm Friday 10th April 2026 at Newtownpark Pastoral Centre, Church of the Guardian Angels, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin

Richard Annesley, 6th Earl Anglesea (unverified) and (right) James Annesley the rightful but unlucky claimant

Lord Anglesea’s Scandal

by Padraig Laffan

The Irish events that inspired Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic 1885 novel “Kidnapped” and other literary works.

Our speaker is Padraig Laffan – a noted local historian and Irish history researcher. Padraig is currently Vice Chairperson of the Federation of Local History Societies.