Thursday, 8th
December 2016
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19 Youghal Library Presentation for Ireland Library Week 2016
• Marian O’Halloran pictured with some of the attendance at her presentation in Youghal Library by DENISE FITZGERALD On Thursday evening last
Youghal Librarian, Marian O’Halloran hosted
a valuable Presentation de- tailing the online resources which are available at the Library. The free
event,
which marked Library Ireland Week, was well
supported by locals who were
delighted with the
valuable information pro- vided including internet access, family history/ge- nealogy, Mango languages
(giving readers free access to learning a foreign lan- guage), free online courses in business, gardening, his- tory, self help, psychology and art. Information on
Zinio (which provides free access to e-magazines), Borrowbox (which gives free access to e-books, au- dio books) Pro Quest (the Irish
and International
newspaper archive online) was particularly interesting. The
presentation was
part of a series of events which took place in Li- braries nationwide to mark
Library Ireland Week 2016 and congratulations are ex- tended to Marian and her staff in Youghal for making such a significant local con- tribution.
Information Session for Landscapes of Revolution Archaeology Project at Midleton Library by LEAH RING
order to develop a greater sense
of the Landscapes of Revolu-
tion Archaeology Project has invited the public to an information session and workshop in Midleton Li- brary at 2pm on Saturday, 17 December. The
project is a re-
search programme based in Midleton with a goal to identify, interpret and map archaeological sites associated with the War of Independence from 1919 to 1921. It is run by Damien
Shields and encourages community involvement in
key land-
scapes for the War of In- dependence in East Cork. Michael Fletcher, a PhD
student from Middle Ten- nessee
State University
working on the project, ex- plained: “We will hold the information session and workshop for potential volunteers for the project. Anyone who is interesting in hearing more or would like to take part in the sur- vey is welcome to come along. There is no obli- gation to take part if you come along.” This research initiative,
of Rubicon Heritage Ser- vices Ltd, is in partnership with the Centre for Histor- ic Preservation at Middle Tennessee State Univer- sity. The study will survey
area of operations of 4th Battalion, Cork No. 1 Brigade in the East Cork area, up to the July 1921 Truce. With the help of the
public, the group expects to discover the landscape of guerrilla war in East Cork that still survive to- day.
Mr Fletcher said: “We are very hopeful that
the
community will engage with the project and we are asking the community to get involved to help us find out more and identify some of the sites. So many people have stories about their area, particularly in smaller villages and this can all help.” This pilot
study will
identify, assess, record and map sites, buildings and locations that had a role in the conflict. These locations include;
training areas, safe-houses, police and military bar- racks, prisons, production areas, stores, Dáil Courts
and conflict and ambush sites.
Historical landmarks
from the 1916 are protect- ed and celebrated how- ever, very few historical sites from the War of In- dependence rarely are ar- chaeologically protected. This inspired the group
to begin examine areas of significance in the East Cork area associated with the War of Independence. Mr Fletcher said: “With
the Easter Rising there is the GPO and other herit- age sites but sites from the War of Independence are rarely acknowledged.”
There are opportunities
for local volunteers to con- tribute to the project and
the group encourage the public to attend the infor- mation session.
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