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SUMMARY:Halloween Break Closure 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed Thursday 29 October and Friday 30 October 2026 for the Halloween Break.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/halloween-break-closure-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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SUMMARY:Lecture | Gulliver's Travels in Its Contemporary Moment
DESCRIPTION:The lecture Gulliver’s Travels in Its Contemporary Moment\, will be given on Wednesday 28 October 2026\, by Professor Ian Campbell Ross\, Professor Emeritus Trinity College Dublin. The lecture is part of the series to coincide with the 300th anniversary of the first publication of Gulliver’s Travels. \n\n\n\nBooking\n\n\n\nAdmission is free\, but booking is essential by e-mailing: admin@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk .
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/gullivers-travels-in-its-contemporary-moment/
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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SUMMARY:Lecture | Jonathan Swift: Gulliver Amongst Friends
DESCRIPTION:The Library will host the lecture Gulliver Amongst Friends\, given by Hester Grant\, on Wednesday 21 October 2026 at 7.30pm.  \n\n\n\nThe lecture will be one of the many to be given this autumn to highlight the 300th anniversary of the publication of Jonathan Swift’s work Gulliver’s Travels. \n\n\n\nAdmission is free with advanced booking required via e-mail admin@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk or phone  028 37523142. \n\n\n\nIn March 1726 Jonathan Swift travelled from Dublin to London with the manuscript of Gulliver’s Travels in his baggage. He spent the summer with his close friends Alexander Pope and John Gay\, at Pope’s villa on the Thames at Twickenham\, wandering through Pope’s beautiful garden and grotto\, boating downriver to visit newly built Marble Hill\, and plotting the clandestine publication of Gulliver’s Travels. \n\n\n\nHester said about her lecture\,  \n\n\n\n\nI will explain how the intensity of the reunion of the three writers\, and stimulation provided by the long-absent Swift\, marked a turning point in the careers of Pope and Gay\, while Gulliver’s Travels received its final amendments. Threaded through this narrative is an account of the writing of Swift’s masterpiece\, and the story of its secret publication (necessary on account of its explosive satire) that involved dropping the manuscript at a publisher’s ‘in the dark from a Hackney-coach’. \n\n\n\n\nCopies of Hester’s publication The Twitnam Summer will be available to buy following the lecture at £25.00. \n\n\n\n\n\nKeeper of Armagh Robinson Library\, the Very Revd Shane Forster\, on Hester’s lecture\,  \n\n\n\n\nThe first edition of Gulliver’s Travels\, with Jonathan Swift’s hand-written annotated notes\, is definitely one of the most famous items in our collection at Armagh Robinson Library. In this significant year for the book\, we are delighted that Hester Grant will be delivering this lecture for us\, opening the door to the relationships\, context and events around the eighteenth-century publication of this very significant piece of literature. \n\n\n\n\nHester Grant is a writer specialising in the eighteenth century. Her first book The Good Sharps\, a biography of a remarkable eighteenth-century family\, was published by Chatto & Windus in 2020. Hester’s second book\, The Twitnam Summer\, published by Harper Collins\, was launched earlier this year to coincide with Gulliver’s Travels special anniversary.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/talk-jonathan-swift-gulliver-amongst-friends/
LOCATION:Armagh Robinson Library\, 43 Abbey Street\, Armagh\, BT61 7DY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261020T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261020T210000
DTSTAMP:20261008T154225Z
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SUMMARY:Lecture | Stories\, Landscape and Folklore
DESCRIPTION:Early Investigations of Ireland in the Armagh Robinson Library Collections\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Library will host a lecture on the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland project (VRTI) on Tuesday 20 October 2026 at 7.30pm: Stories\, landscapes and folklore: early investigations of Ireland in Armagh Robinson Library’s collections. \n\n\n\nThe speakers will be Dr Ciaràn Wallace\, Programme Director for the VRTI and Dr Eamon Darcy from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies at Maynooth University. \n\n\n\nAdmission free with booking essential via e-mail admin@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk or phone 028 37523142. \n\n\n\nDr Eamon Darcy led the project\, with funding from the Royal Irish Academy’s Nowlan Digitisation Grant scheme.  \n\n\n\nThe Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland is an all-island and international research partnership hosted by Trinity College Dublin\, working to reconstruct the Public Record Office of Ireland — a magnificent archive destroyed in 1922 at the outset of the Civil War. This is an ever-growing\, open-access resource\, freely and permanently available online to all those interested in Ireland’s deep history\, at home and abroad. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\nFour manuscripts from the Library’s collections were digitised through the project and have been made freely available online. The digitisation work was carried out by Michael Heath of Digital Scanning Services\, Armagh. \n\n\n\nThese specific items will be discussed in the lecture: \n\n\n\n\nWalter Harris & the Physico-Historical Society of Ireland\n\n\n\nItinerary of Journey Through the Counties of Dublin\, Meath & Louth\n\n\n\nA Natural History of the Parish of Killasher [Killesher]\n\n\n\nThe History and Antiquities of Dublin\, by James Ware\n\n\n\n\nSpeaking about the project\, the Keeper of the Library\, the Very Revd Shane Forster\, said\,  \n\n\n\n\nOur Governors and Guardians were delighted to give permission for the relevant manuscripts in Armagh Robinson Library to be included in this project. Funded by the Royal Irish Academy\, we believe that this has been a successful collaboration between Armagh Robinson Library\, Maynooth University\, the Royal Irish Academy\, Trinity College Dublin\, and the Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland and allows many more people\, through this project\, to have access to and engage with some of the treasures held within our collection.  \n\n\n\n\nTo see all the works from Armagh Robinson Library listed in the VRTI\, visit \n\n\n\nhttps://virtualtreasury.ie/browse/Armagh_Robinson_Library
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/talk-stories-landscape-and-folklore/
LOCATION:Armagh Robinson Library\, 43 Abbey Street\, Armagh\, BT61 7DY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Lecture
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261014T140000
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SUMMARY:Morning Closure 14 October 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this morning\, Wednesday 14 October 2026\, due to a Morning on the Hill group visit.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/morning-closure-14-october-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261005T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261005T140000
DTSTAMP:20261002T070818Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20261002T070818Z
UID:32298-1791194400-1791208800@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:Morning Closure 5 October 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this morning\, Monday 5 October 2026\, due to a Morning on the Hill School visit.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/morning-closure-5-october-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261001T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261001T140000
DTSTAMP:20260925T093054Z
CREATED:20260913T202004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T093054Z
UID:32280-1790848800-1790863200@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:Morning Closure 1 October 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this morning\, Thursday 1 October 2026\, due to a Morning on the Hill School visit.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/morning-closure-1-october-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260928T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260928T130000
DTSTAMP:20260925T092729Z
CREATED:20260925T092712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260925T092729Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Closure 28 September 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this morning\, Monday 28 September 2026\, for a group visit.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/morning-closure-28-september-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260924T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260924T130000
DTSTAMP:20260918T165916Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T165916Z
UID:32259-1790244000-1790254800@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:Morning Closure 24 September 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this morning\, Thursday 24 September 2026\, for a group visit.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/morning-closure-24-september-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260918T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260918T140000
DTSTAMP:20260913T202023Z
CREATED:20260913T202004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260913T202023Z
UID:32257-1789725600-1789740000@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:Morning Closure 18 September 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this morning\, Friday 18 September 2026\, due to a Morning on the Hill School visit.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/morning-closure-18-september-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260917T140000
DTSTAMP:20260318T101656Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260318T101656Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Closure 17 September 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this morning\, Thursday 17 September 2026\, due to the quarterly Governors and Guardians meeting taking place in the Long Room.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/morning-closure-library-17-september-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260912T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260913T235959
DTSTAMP:20260912T144908Z
CREATED:20260721T081625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260912T144908Z
UID:31953-1789171200-1789343999@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:European Heritage Open Days 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library and No 5 will open for European Heritage Open Days 2026 on Saturday 12 September\, and the Library on Sunday 13 September. \n\n\n\nSaturday 12 September \n\n\n\n\nArmagh Robinson Library – 11.00am to 5.00pm\n\n\n\nNo 5 Vicars’ Hill – 11.00am to 5.00pm\n\n\n\nCathedral – 10.00am to 5.00pm\n\n\n\n\nSunday 13 September\n\n\n\n\nArmagh Robinson Library – 2.00pm to 5.00pm\n\n\n\n Due to staff shortages\, we will be unable to open No 5 on Sunday. Our sincerest apologies.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe theme for EHOD this year is ‘Heritage at Risk: Revive\, Resist\, Reimagine’. The buildings open for this annual event will show the traditions and skills applied in their construction. It will also show how the built heritage needs to be protected for the future. More than 500 buildings and venues throughout Northern Ireland will be open for EHOD. In the City of Armagh alone\, 11 buildings will be open\, including churches and museums\, and the Hill of Armagh sits well within those categories. \n\n\n\nThe Library will have on display the 1770 original drawings of the Library building by the architect Thomas Cooley whose work is also known elsewhere in Armagh. Indeed\, the Library’s second building at No 5 Vicars’ Hill is also a Cooley design. From the outside\, No 5 looks like a modest dwelling house\, and visitors are often surprised when they actually enter the building. 18th century craftsmanship is shown off well in both buildings. \n\n\n\n\n\nSt Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral\, Armagh will also be open for EHOD on the Saturday from 10.00am to 5.00pm and will be open for services on Sunday\, but not for EHOD. Visitors may view the architecture and gain that sense of stepping back in time over many centuries on the ancient sacred site that is the Hill of Armagh.The Very Revd Shane Forster\, who is both the Dean of Armagh and Keeper of Armagh Robinson Library and No 5\, said\, “All three buildings on the Hill of Armagh\, which I am a custodian of\, tell the story of how our predecessors lived\, learned and prayed. Yet they are not museums that simply look back to the past but are architectural gems which are still open to the public today\, very much loved and relevant in the current age. Come\, explore and walk in the steps of St Patrick\, High King Brian Boru and Archbishop Richard Robinson.” \n\n\n\nFor more information\, please go to:https://discovernorthernireland.com/european-heritage-open-days/
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/european-heritage-open-days-2026/
CATEGORIES:Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260910T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260910T130000
DTSTAMP:20260904T191129Z
CREATED:20260707T122026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T191129Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Closure 10 September 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this morning\, Thursday 10 September 2026\, for a group visit.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/morning-closure-10-september-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260908T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260908T130000
DTSTAMP:20260904T191026Z
CREATED:20260707T122026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T191026Z
UID:32248-1788861600-1788872400@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:Morning Closure 8 September 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this morning\, Tuesday 8 September 2026\, for a group visit.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/morning-closure-8-september-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260904T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260904T140000
DTSTAMP:20260901T143637Z
CREATED:20260901T143202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260901T143637Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Closure 4 September 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this morning\, Friday 4 September 2026\, to allow staff to attend the funeral service for Harry Carson\, former Governor and Guardian of the Library\, and a faithful supporter.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/morning-closure-4-september-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260831T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260831T235959
DTSTAMP:20260821T111919Z
CREATED:20260821T111903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T111919Z
UID:32220-1788134400-1788220799@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:August Bank Holiday Closure 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed today\, Monday 31 August 2021\, for the August Bank Holiday.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/august-bank-holiday-closure-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260828T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260828T160000
DTSTAMP:20260814T105849Z
CREATED:20260707T122026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T105849Z
UID:32166-1787925600-1787932800@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:Afternoon Closure 28 August 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this afternoon\, Friday 28 August 2026\, due to staff leave.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/afternoon-closure-28-august-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260825T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260825T160000
DTSTAMP:20260814T105756Z
CREATED:20260707T122026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T105756Z
UID:31940-1787666400-1787673600@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:Afternoon Closure 25 August 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this afternoon\, Tuesday 25 August 2026\, due to staff leave.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/afternoon-closure/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260821T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260821T160000
DTSTAMP:20260811T140117Z
CREATED:20260707T122026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T140117Z
UID:32115-1787320800-1787328000@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:Afternoon Closure 21 August 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this afternoon\, Friday 21 August 2026\, for a Charles Wood Summer School event.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/afternoon-closure-21-august-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260820T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260820T130000
DTSTAMP:20260814T110639Z
CREATED:20260707T122026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T110639Z
UID:32171-1787220000-1787230800@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:Morning Closure 20 August 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this morning\, Thursday 20 August 2026\, for a group visit.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/morning-closure-20-august-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260817T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260817T160000
DTSTAMP:20260814T110108Z
CREATED:20260707T122026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T110108Z
UID:32169-1786975200-1786982400@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:Afternoon Closure 17 August 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this afternoon\, Monday 17 August 2026\, for a group visit.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/afternoon-closure-17-august-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260812T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260812T140000
DTSTAMP:20260807T100417Z
CREATED:20260807T100402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T100417Z
UID:32074-1786528800-1786543200@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:Morning Closure 12 August 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this morning\, Wednesday 12 August 2026\, for a group visit.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/morning-closure-12-august-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260806T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260806T140000
DTSTAMP:20260731T083115Z
CREATED:20260731T083055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T083115Z
UID:31993-1786010400-1786024800@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:Morning Closure 6 August 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this morning\, Thursday 6 August 2026\, for a group visit.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/morning-closure-6-august-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260805T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260805T160000
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SUMMARY:Closure 5 August 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed to the general public today\, Wednesday 5 August 2026\, for a BBC recording and exhibition launch in the morning\, and a group visit in the afternoon.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/closure-5-august-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260804T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260804T160000
DTSTAMP:20260731T083242Z
CREATED:20260731T083227Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T083242Z
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SUMMARY:Afternoon Closure 4 August 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this afternoon\, Tuesday 4 August 2026\, for a group visit.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/afternoon-closure-4-august-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260720T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260720T140000
DTSTAMP:20260702T130653Z
CREATED:20260702T130636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260702T130653Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Closure 20 July 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this morning\, Monday 20 July 2026\, for a group visit.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/morning-closure-20-july-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260713T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260715T235959
DTSTAMP:20260629T145453Z
CREATED:20260629T145158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260629T145453Z
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SUMMARY:July Bank Holiday Closure 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed Monday 13\, Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 July\, for the July Bank Holiday.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/july-bank-holiday-closure-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260630T140000
DTSTAMP:20260626T182703Z
CREATED:20260626T182703Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260626T182703Z
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SUMMARY:Morning Closure 30 June 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this morning\, Tuesday 30 June 2026\, for a group visit.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/morning-closure-30-june-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260617T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260617T140000
DTSTAMP:20260612T093440Z
CREATED:20260612T093425Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T093440Z
UID:31924-1781690400-1781704800@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:Morning Closure 17 June 2026
DESCRIPTION:The Library will be closed this morning\, Wednesday 17 June 2026\, for a Morning of the Hill school visit.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/morning-closure-17-june-2026/
CATEGORIES:Closure
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260613T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260613T120000
DTSTAMP:20260612T094413Z
CREATED:20260324T144041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260612T094413Z
UID:31560-1781348400-1781352000@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:Lecture | Imagining Independence: Ulster\, Ireland and America in 1776
DESCRIPTION:Lecture 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. \n\n\n\n\n\nDate & Time\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBooking\n\n\n\nAdmission is free\, with booking essential by e-mailing: admin@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImagining Independence: Ulster\, Ireland and America in 1776\n\n\n\nThe American Revolution transformed the political imagination of Irish people\, especially in Ulster\, where ties with the colonies were closest.  \n\n\n\nThe Rev. William Campbell of Armagh described the pride of Irish Presbyterians when they heard that their relatives composed ‘the flower of Washington’s army … still\, as their fathers had been\, the determined enemies of tyranny and arbitrary power\, which ever pursued them\, and by a strange fatality from the same quarter\, England’.  \n\n\n\nContemporaries experienced the War of American Independence as a civil war\, dividing a proud transatlantic community that regarded itself as Protestant\, maritime\, commercial and uniquely free.  \n\n\n\nThis lecture begins by exploring the influence of the Scots-Irish\, particularly the enlightenment philosopher Francis Hutcheson and his students\, on the American Revolution. It then traces the impact of American independence on Ulster\, focusing on the Presbyterians who formed the backbone of the Irish Volunteers raised in 1778\, and who went on to found the Society of United Irishmen \n\n\n\nA lecture in a series of six\, Armagh and USA 250\, exploring intellectual and historical links between Armagh and early America\, highlighting thinkers such as Francis Hutcheson\, David Hume\, John Locke and Thomas Paine. \n\n\n\nOrganised by Armagh Robinson Library\, Armagh County Museum and Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Memorial Library & Archive. \n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker | lan McBride\n\n\n\nIan McBride was born in Keady and educated in Armagh. Since 2016 he has been Foster Professor of Irish History at the University of Oxford.  \n\n\n\nHis books include The Siege of Derry in Ulster Protestant Mythology (1997) and Scripture Politics: Ulster Presbyterians and Irish Radicalism in the Late Eighteenth Century (1998)\, both short-listed for the Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Prize; and Eighteenth-Century Ireland: The Isle of Slaves (2009)\, a ‘book of the year’ in History Today and the Spectator. He recently finished a book entitled The Origins of the Northern Ireland Peace Process\, which will be published by the Royal Irish Academy in November this year. He is currently writing a book on Irish Catholics under the Penal Laws\, based largely on archival sources in Rome.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/imagining-independence-ulster-ireland-and-america-in-1776/
LOCATION:Armagh Robinson Library\, 43 Abbey Street\, Armagh\, BT61 7DY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Lecture
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