On Saturday 7th November, the Church of Ireland Historical Society (COIHS) hosted its second conference of the year in the Music Room at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. Dr Jarlath Killeen of Trinity College, Dublin, began proceedings with a lively and engaging paper that discussed the …
With less than two weeks to go, the Church of Ireland Historical Society’s second conference of the year will take place at 11am on Saturday, 7 November 2015 in the Music Room at Christ Church Cathedral. Tea and coffee will be served from 10.30am. Speakers include Dr Jarlath Killeen (Trinity …
The Church of Ireland Historical Society’s winter conference will be on Saturday, 7 November 2015 in the Music Room of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin (entry via the door to the chapter room and then up the stairs). Tea and coffee will be served from 10.30am and the …
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As is customary now, the Church of Ireland is taking part in the annual Heritage Week (24th-29th August). There will be a number of events taking place throughout the week in church and cathedrals, particularly for those with an interest in …
‘To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice’ (Clause 40 of Magna Carta 1215) 2015 marks the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta (‘The Great Charter’), one of the most famous documents in world …
On Saturday 25 July, Sally Henshaw will deliver a lecture at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. Here paper is entitled ‘The Six Wives of Henry VIII’. Ms Henshaw is from the Leicester branch of the Richard III Society and has been invited …
The committee of the Church of Ireland Historical Society are delighted to announce that Mr Jeffrey Cox has been awarded the postgraduate prize for 2015. Mr Cox, who is pursuing his PhD at University College Dublin under the supervision of Dr …
Christ Church Cathedral Dublin is hosting a summer lunchtime lecture series every Tuesday from 30 June to 21 July on ‘Women & the Church’. In a series of four lectures they will explore the role of women and the church ranging from …
To mark the one hundreth anniversary of the outbreak of World War I, the Church of Ireland’s Historical Centenaries Working Group is organising a discussion on the ‘Ethics of War’ on Wednesday, 19 November 2014. Professor Nigel Biggar of the University of …
There’s just a week to go before the Church of Ireland Historical Society hosts the second of its bi-annual conferences. This is more special than usual as we will be using the newly refurbished Music Room in Christ Church Cathedral, …