BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Armagh Robinson Library & No 5 - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Armagh Robinson Library & No 5
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Armagh Robinson Library & No 5
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/London
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20250330T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20251026T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20260329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20261025T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20270328T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20271031T010000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260516T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260516T130000
DTSTAMP:20260601T203425
CREATED:20260324T144041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T110736Z
UID:31690-1778929200-1778936400@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:Lecture Armagh County Museum| Voices of Conscience: Women\, Faith and the Moral Imagination Behind the American Founding
DESCRIPTION:Lecture 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.  \n\n\n\nPlease note that this event does NOT take place in Armagh Robinson Library\, but in Armagh County Museum. \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\nVoices of Conscience: Women\, Faith and the Moral Imagination Behind the American Founding\n\n\n\nThe lecture will examine the often overlooked influence of women whose convictions\, correspondence\, and spiritual frameworks helped shape the ethical landscape of the early United States. This lecture traces how their moral imagination informed debates on liberty\, responsibility\, and the common good\, and how their voices continue to challenge and inspire our understanding of civic life today. It invites listeners to consider the founding era not only as a political moment\,but as a human story shaped by conscience\, courage\, and the quiet power of belief. \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 | Valerie Bronson\n\n\n\nValerie Bronson serves as the Organizing Regent of the Hercules Mulligan Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Ireland\, where she leads a growing international community devoted to education\, historic preservation\, and patriotism. \n\n\n\nHer work focuses on building meaningful connections among members and associates\, strengthening historical understanding\, and creating programmes that honour the moral and human dimensions of the American founding. \n\n\n\nShe is also known for her writing of prayer and reflection\, offering words that support\, encourage\, and unite her chapter in shared purpose and service.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/lecture-voices-of-conscience-women-faith-and-the-moral-imagination-behind-the-american-founding/
LOCATION:Armagh County Museum\, The Mall\, East\, Armagh\, BT61 9BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/dfc-usa-ni-250-logo.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260506T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260506T213000
DTSTAMP:20260601T203425
CREATED:20260324T144041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T065728Z
UID:31643-1778095800-1778103000@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:Lecture | Transatlantic Lives : Emigrants from Ulster and the American Revolution
DESCRIPTION:Lecture 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 the American Revolution\, whether as soldiers\, politicians\, printers\, philosophers and financiers\, among many other roles. \n\n\n\nPlease note that this event does NOT take place in Armagh Robinson Library\, but in the Cardinal Tomás O Fiaich Library and Archive. \n\n\n\n \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\nTransatlantic Lives : Emigrants from Ulster and the American Revolution\n\n\n\nThis talk begins with an exploration of the story of emigration from Ulster to America in the years leading up to the American War of Independence before going on to consider the contribution of those born in the province to the American Revolution\, whether as soldiers\, politicians\, printers\, philosophers and financiers\, among many other roles. \n\n\n\n \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 | William Roulston\n\n\n\nDr William Roulston has been Research Director of the Ulster Historical Foundation since 2006.  \n\n\n\nAmong his other books\, he is the author of Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors\, 1600–1800 (2nd edition\, 2018)\, the co-author of Exiles of ’98: Ulster Presbyterians and the UnitedStates (2018)\, and the co-editor of Transatlantic Lives: The Irish Experience in Colonial America (2019). He has undertaken a number of lecture tours in the United States.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/lecture-transatlantic-lives-emigrants-from-ulster-and-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Library & Archive\, 15 Moy Road\, Armagh\, BT61 7LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/dfc-usa-ni-250-logo.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260425T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260425T130000
DTSTAMP:20260601T203425
CREATED:20260324T144041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260414T110922Z
UID:31676-1777114800-1777122000@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:Lecture Armagh County Museum | We hold these Truths: Presbyterians\, Puritans and the American Declaration of Independence (Armagh County Museum)
DESCRIPTION:Lecture 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. \n\n\n\nPlease note that this event does NOT take place in Armagh Robinson Library\, but in Armagh County Museum. \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\nWe hold these Truths: Presbyterians\, Puritans and the AmericanDeclaration of Independence\n\n\n\nThis lecture will initially explain the particular circumstances of the time that led to the crafting of the American Declaration of Independence\, but will then explore two lines of antecedence that had a profound influence on the spirit and content of that document. One of these influences was the mass migration of Presbyterians\, mainly from Ulster\, to the American colonies in the eighteenth century – and the mindset and belief system they carried with them across the Atlantic. \n\n\n\nThe second factor to be considered is the influence of English Puritanism\, predating the Presbyterian presence in America by about one hundred years. These two sources gave the American patriots their democratic focus and their prioritisation of the rights of the individual\, as embedded in the famous declaration. \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 | Ronnie Hanna\n\n\n\nRonnie Hanna is the author of Land of the Free: Ulster and the American Revolution (1992). He has been a lecturer in the Open Learning programmeat Queen’s University Belfast since 1994\, specializing in British\, American and international history. To mark a previous notable American anniversary in 2020 – 400 years since the sailing of the Mayflower – Ronnie presented the course ‘A City Upon a Hill: The Pilgrim Fathers and America’s English Puritan Legacy’.
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/we-hold-these-truths-presbyterians-puritans-and-the-american-declaration-of-independence/
LOCATION:Armagh County Museum\, The Mall\, East\, Armagh\, BT61 9BE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/dfc-usa-ni-250-logo.png
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260415T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260415T213000
DTSTAMP:20260601T203425
CREATED:20260324T144041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260410T145317Z
UID:31573-1776281400-1776288600@armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk
SUMMARY:Lecture | Every breeze from the west brings news of fair liberty – Ulster and the American Revolution (Ó Fiaich Library)
DESCRIPTION:Lecture by John Gray on the influence of Ulster Presbyterians on the American revolution\, and the influence of the American revolution on radicalism in Ulster. \n\n\n\nPlease note that this event does NOT take place in Armagh Robinson Library\, but in the Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Library and Archive. \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\nEvery breeze from the west brings news of fair liberty – Ulster and the American Revolution\n\n\n\nDuring the 18th century\, up to 200\,000 Ulster Presbyterians emigrated to what would become the United States\, fleeing religious and economic hardships. Many supported the American Revolution\, which was widely welcomed by Presbyterians and praised by both the United Irishmen and moderates\, despite the constitution allowing slavery. Some migrants helped build democratic institutions\, while others moved westward\, sometimes becoming slave owners or participating in conflicts with Native Americans.  \n\n\n\nThe ideas which propelled the United States to Independence then flowed back across the Atlantic fostering a renewed sense of radicalism in Ulster. \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 | John Gray\n\n\n\nBelfast born John Gray is the former long-standing librarian of the city’s historic Linen Hall Library. He is Chair of Reclaim the Enlightenment\, a charity formed in 2017 to celebrate the town’s progressive era and as a trigger for radical interventions in the present. As a social historian he has been widely published.     
URL:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/event/armagh-and-usa-250-every-breeze-from-the-west-brings-news-of-fair-liberty-ulster-and-the-american-revolution/
LOCATION:Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Library & Archive\, 15 Moy Road\, Armagh\, BT61 7LY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Event,Lecture
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://armaghrobinsonlibrary.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/dfc-usa-ni-250-logo.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR