FORTHCOMING LECTURES & ACTIVITIES – Spring 2024 onwards
Monday 9th December 2024
A Protestant Folk – Different and the Same
Dr. Deirdre Nuttall has recently led a pioneering research project that has looked at the lives and stories of the ordinary people of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, a place known for its wide diversity in geography, wealth, religion, etc. A previous research project, also carried out in partnership with the National Folklore Collection at UCD, culminated in the publication of Different and the Same, a Folk History of the Protestants of Independent Ireland, also explored intriguing counter-narratives, including the stories of working class Protestants from both urban and rural areas in Ireland.
Dr. Nuttall is a prolific author, oral historian and academic. After studies in folklore and archaeology at UCD, she took a master’s degree in social anthropology at the University of Durham, before returning to UCD to complete a PhD in folklore/ethnology. She has carried out research in Ireland, Newfoundland and Guatemala.
See further details of future, current and previous lectures for 2024,’23,’22,’20and 2019 HERE
Please note there is an attendance charge of €5 for non-members of Blackrock Society
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Further talks and lectures for the Autumn/Winter of 2024 and Spring of 2025 will be on the Second Monday of each month and this site will be updated as talks are arranged. If you are interested in giving a talk, please contact Douglas by email at info at blackrocksociety.ie
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