Byrne Perry takes fresh look at 1798
ANNUAL FESTIVAL RUNS THIS WEEKEND
NEW perspectives on the past in the context of today will be explored at the Byrne Perry History and Heritage Festival which runs in Gorey from Friday, June 23, to Sunday, June 25.
The festival is run in conjunction with Wexford County Council and the University of Notre Dame and will open on Friday in Gorey Library at 7.30 p.m. The weekend will feature talks and demonstrations from internationally acclaimed historians and authors while Saturday will also feature a field trip titled ‘In the footsteps of 1798: Clough, Tuberneering and Ballymore House’.
Twenty years after the bicentenary of 1798, people’s understanding of the Rising, and what it means for a globalising Ireland, continues to evolve. The festival will present new perspectives and will examine the long term resonance of 1798 with rapidly changing relationships across Ireland and further afield.
The accessible lectures and discussions will be led by prominent public figures, historians, business leaders and cultural commentators. A highlight will be the guided field trip to Tuberneering and other sites associated with 1798 in North Wexford.
Byrne Perry festival director Michael Dwyer invited all in the community to investigate new understandings of the 1798 rebellion and reflect on the lessons that might be learned from them in the context of local, national and global politics at a time of great uncertainty and change.
Tickets are available on byrneperry.ie and from Gorey Market House. For more, visit byrneperry.ie or The Byrne Perry Festival Facebook page.