ISSN 2009-2237
YOUGHAL CELEBRATES HISTORY
THE MEDIEVAL WALLED TOWNS
24-26 SEPTEMBER 2010
MALL ARTS CENTRE,
YOUGHAL, CO CORK
EMAIL: ytta@eircom.net
WEB-SITE: www.youghalcelebrateshistory.com
PHONE: 353 24 81010/ 087 9666554
Conference Programme
Friday evening: Registration , Reception and Opening of Conference followed by : an evening of stories, legends and music with local raconteur and broadcaster John Kennedy.
Saturday morning : 9.30 Registration
9.45 : Official Opening of Conference - Raghnall Ó Floinn, Head of Collections , National Museum of Ireland, Dublin
10.00 : John Bradley (NUI - Maynooth) “Youghal and the Mediæval Towns of Ireland”.
10.30 Coffee.
11.00 : Dagmar Ó Riain-Raedel (UCC) “When miracles happened at Youghal: Our Lady of Graces.”
11.30 : Colmán Ó Clabaigh (Glenstal Abbey) “Monks, Medicine and Malpractice - the Benedictine Hospital in Mediæval Youghal”.
12.00 : Discussion and Question Time.
12.30 : Lunch
2.30 : Tadhg O’Keeffe (UCD) “ Youghal’s Mediæval Gates”.
03.00 : David Kelly (Youghal) “ The architecture of St. Mary’s Collegiate Church”.
03.30 :Máire Geaney (UCC) “The Mediæval Oak Roof of St. Mary’s, Youghal - an Irish gem with a French connection”.
04.00 Tadhg O’Keeffe, David Kelly “The Historic Towns Atlas for Youghal”.
08.00 Buffet Dinner
Sunday
9.30 :Registration
9.45 : Opening Remarks :
10.00 :Catryn Power ( Cork County Council) “Youghal Before the Walls”.
10.30 : Coffee
11.00 : Margaret Gowen ( Dublin) “Youghal’s Mediæval Town Walls - Heritage and Opportunity”.
11.30 Katherine Desmond and Dan Noonan ( Youghal) : “Mediaeval Youghal as seen through its Archaeology”.
12.00: Gerard Crotty “The Armorial Heritage of Youghal” .
12.30 : Discussion, Questions.
13.00 : Lunch
15.00 : Field Trip - A guided Walking Tour of Mediæval Youghal with entertainment.