Agricultural History Society of Ireland
Cumann Stair Thalmhaíocht na hÉireann
In association with The National Museum of Ireland-Country Life


Venue: The National Museum of Ireland-Country Life, Castlebar, Co. Mayo


Theme: Folk and Farm

Dates: Friday 17^th June to Sunday 19^th 2005

Programme

 

7.30 - 8.15 p.m. Jonathan Bell, Ulster Folk and Transport Museum

Making Rural Histories: Interpreting rural history in the museum
8.15-9.00 p.m. Séamas Mac Philib, National Museum of Ireland-Country Life

Background to the National Museum of Ireland- Country Life followed by conducted tour of gallery

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Saturday 18^th June

 

9.30-10.00 a.m. Patrick Cunningham, Dept. of Genetics, T.C.D

The Birth of Dairy Farming: Genetics and archaeology converge
10.00 -10.30 a.m. M. Downes, Maynooth College

Cereals in Antiquity
10.30-11.00 a.m. Eoin Sullivan, Archaeology Department, U.C.D.

The archaeology of a farm: Never count your chickens

Coffee
11.30-12.00 p.m. Rosa Meehan, National Museum of Ireland -Country Life

Mayo, God Help Us, Michael Davitt and the Land League

12.00-12.30 p.m. Anne O'Dowd, National Museum of Ireland- Country Life
Spailpiní and work migration: The research 25 years later

Discussion
Lunch

Saturday Afternoon
2.00 p.m- 6.pm. Field trip to Achill
Leaders Theresa Mc Donald and Tomás Mac Seáin
8.00 p.m. Conference Dinner: Hotel Westport, Westport

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Sunday 19th June 2005

10.00-10.30 a.m,
AGM

10.30 -11.30.
Research Forum: Short papers (10 minutes)
Liam Downey: Butter: How was it stored in earlier times
Eileen Murphy:  Native grasses and their make-up in Ireland
John Byrne: A 35 acre Farm in Early Christian Ireland
Ned Culleton: Land evaluation in Eight century Ireland
Mervyn Watson: The old Irish long beamed plough

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF IRELAND / CUMANN STAIR THALMHAÍOCHT NA hÉIREANN CONFERENCE

 

17 June to 19 June 2005

at the National Museum of Ireland, Country Life,

Castlebar, Co. Mayo.

Booking Form
Cost: €40 (£28) to include reception, coffees, Saturday dinner and field trip.
 
Name:___________________________________________
Address:________________________________________
________________________________________________
 
Cheques should be made out to: Agricultural History Society of Ireland.
Return form and payment to:
Séamas Mac Philib
National Museum of Ireland - Country Life
Turlough, Castlebar,
Co. Mayo.

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Location:
The Museum is situated at Turlough, about eight kilometres outside Castlebar on the main N5 towards Dublin and Sligo.
Castlebar and Westport are served by trains from Dublin (and Tullamore, Athlone, Roscommon etc).
Knock Airport is convenient to the Museum.
 Conference Dinner:
The Conference dinner will be in the Hotel Westport, Newport Road, Westport at 8.00 p.m. on Saturday 18 June.
 

Early booking is advised as places are limited.