Place Names of the Barony of Coleraine Speaker: Dr Niall Comer What an great talk by Dr Niall Comer – interesting , informative and very entertaining. Niall is a lecturer in Irish and Translation Studies on the Magee Campus, Ulster University. He lives in Glenullin, Co. Derry, and was president of Conradh na Gaeilge from …
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Place Names of the Barony of Coleraine Speaker: Dr Niall Comer Located on the North-Eastern coast of Ireland lies the market town of Coleraine. It is situated just over three miles from the northern coastline with the North Atlantic Ocean. Coleraine or Cúil Raithin means ‘corner of bracken’ and its surrounding barony has a rich …
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Reflections on the Bann Derek Sinnamon Coleraine Historical Society is delighted to announce a return to in-person talks on Tuesday 19th April 7.30pm, at The Sandel Centre Coleraine, the meeting will adhere to social distancing guidelines. Members unable to attend in person will receive an email zoom link. The speaker will be Derek Sinnamon …
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Talk on The Gaelic Harp by Mark Doherty Mark gave a most interesting and informative and fascinating talk on the history of the Gaelic Harp see video below. Speaker Mark Doherty Mark is a Belfast-born amateur historian and cultural enthusiast. He has fond memories of his days of youth spent in the company of relatives …
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Coleraine Historical Society AGM and Talk on The Gaelic Harp by Mark Doherty The Meeting, which is open to Coleraine Historical Society members only, will see the election of Committee and Office Bearers. Nominations and new committee members are welcome and we would encourage Coleraine Historical Society members to consider taking an active role in …
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VIDEO of Mary Heffernen’s Talk on 15 February 2022 From Belfast to Bendigo: The life andwork of Dr William Graham 1859-1917 Talk by Mary Heffernen Mary Heffernan is a doctoral research student at Birkbeck College, University of London. Her special interest is in the history of psychoanalysis in Ireland from 1911-1998. She is a …
From Belfast to Bendigo: The life and work of Dr William Graham 1859-1917 Talk by Mary Heffernen Mary Heffernan is a doctoral research student at Birkbeck College, University of London. Her special interest is in the history of psychoanalysis in Ireland from 1911-1998. She is a practicing psychotherapist working in London. A graduate of …
History of Coleraine FC Guest speaker – Hunter McClelland On Tuesday 18 January 2022, Hunter McClelland delighted 89 members & guests via zoom & facebook live with his History of Coleraine FC. In true Hunter style, the talk took a different format to the usual virtual talks we are used to. No slideshow, no powerpoint …
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BILLY BONES – An Appreciation On Monday 10th January 2022, we received the sad news that our member, and committee member, Billy Bones had passed away Billy was born on 25th July 1933. As we know from the wonderful talk he gave to us a couple of years ago on his memories of …
History of Coleraine FC Guest speaker – Hunter McClelland Coleraine Historical Society will continue their monthly programme with a talk on The History of Coleraine FC. The speaker will be Hunter McClelland. Hunter McClelland was born in Coleraine, in a year when Coleraine played in an Irish Cup final and grew up in Limavady where …
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