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Lecture | Every breeze from the west brings news of fair liberty – Ulster and the American Revolution (Ó Fiaich Library)
FeaturedCardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Library & Archive 15 Moy Road, Armagh, United KingdomEventLecture by John Gray on the influence of Ulster Presbyterians on the American revolution, and the influence of the American revolution on radicalism in Ulster. Please note that this event does NOT take place in [...]
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Lecture Armagh County Museum | We hold these Truths: Presbyterians, Puritans and the American Declaration of Independence (Armagh County Museum)
FeaturedArmagh County Museum The Mall, East, Armagh, United KingdomEventLecture by Ronnie Hanna explaining the particular circumstances of the time that led to the crafting of the American Declaration of Independence, as well as the influence of English Puritanism. Please note that this event [...]
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Lecture | Transatlantic Lives : Emigrants from Ulster and the American Revolution
FeaturedCardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Library & Archive 15 Moy Road, Armagh, United KingdomEventLecture by William Roulston exploring the story of emigration from Ulster to America in the years leading up to the American War of Independence, and considering the contribution of those born in the province to [...]
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Lecture Armagh County Museum| Voices of Conscience: Women, Faith and the Moral Imagination Behind the American Founding
FeaturedArmagh County Museum The Mall, East, Armagh, United KingdomEventLecture by Valerie Bronson examining the often overlooked influence of women whose convictions, correspondence, and spiritual frameworks helped shape the ethical landscape of the early United States. Please note that this event does NOT take [...]
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Jaipur Literature Festival International | The Book of Everlasting Things
FeaturedArmagh Robinson Library 43 Abbey Street, Armagh, United KingdomEventJaipur Literature Festival International The Book of Everlasting Things: Aanchal Malhotra in conversation with Paul McVeigh. Set against the cataclysm of the Partition of India and Pakistan, oral historian and author Aanchal Malhotra’s debut novel The [...]
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Jaipur Literature Festival International | Music Workshop & Sound Healing
FeaturedArmagh Robinson Library 43 Abbey Street, Armagh, United KingdomEventJaipur Literature Festival International Music Workshop & Sound Healing by Kartikeya and Makrand. Kartikeya and Makrand are eclectic artists, transcending known realms by amalgamating elements of ancient, classical, and contemporary movements with their music. This [...]
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Lecture | A Spanish Ulster Scot in the early United States
FeaturedArmagh Robinson Library 43 Abbey Street, Armagh, United KingdomEventLecture by Roddy Hegarty on Admiral Enrique MacDonnell, descendant of the Earls of Antrim, who was stationed in Havana in the late 18th century when European powers were watching with interest the emergence of the [...]
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Lecture | Imagining Independence: Ulster, Ireland and America in 1776
FeaturedArmagh Robinson Library 43 Abbey Street, Armagh, United KingdomEventLecture by Ian McBride exploring the influence of the Scots-Irish, particularly the enlightenment philosopher Francis Hutcheson and his students, on the American Revolution, and tracing the impact of American independence on Ulster. Date & Time [...]
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Exhibition | Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World : Gulliver’s Travels at 300
FeaturedEvent2026 marks the 300th anniversary of the first edition of Travels Into Several Remote Nations of the World. This work, written by Jonathan Swift, is commonly known as Gulliver’s Travels. The first edition of Gulliver’s [...]
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Rokeby Lecture 2026 | Gulliver’s Travels Now
FeaturedEventThe Library will host the 2026 Rokeby Lecture on Thursday 26 November 2026 at 7.30pm at the start of this year’s Armagh’s Georgian Festival. In this year’s Rokeby Lecture, Brean Hammond, Emeritus Professor of Modern [...]
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