Parnell Summer School in August Marking the fiftieth anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s visit to Ireland and his assassination, the 2013 Parnell Summer School will explore the place of Kennedy and Parnell in history and will pay tribute to these two remarkable men in the beautiful setting of the Avondale demesne, Parnell’s ancestral home. Other aspects of the Irish-American connection will also be considered, and the speakers include leading authorities from Ireland and America. There may be minor amendments to this programme. Please visit our website for the latest information: parnellsociety SUNDAY, AUGUST 11th 15:00-16:00 Registration 16:30 Official opening by Patrick Prendergast, Provost of Trinity College Dublin Keynote Address: Robert Schmuhl, Professor of American Studies and Journalism, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana – ‘The torch has been passed’? The American presidency before and after Kennedy Chair: Stephen Rea, Editor-in-Chief, Independent Newspapers 20:30 Informal social evening at the Woodenbridge Hotel MONDAY, AUGUST 12th 10:00: Lecture Patrick Wallace, former Director of the National Museum – John Fitzgerald Kennedy: A giant at my shoulder Chair: Felix M. Larkin, Summer School Director 11:00: Coffee 11:30: Lecture Anthony Summers, international author – ‘Not in your lifetime’: The JFK assassination, unresolved Chair: Trevor White, Director of the Little Museum of Dublin 12:30: Lunch 14:30: Panel Discussion – HUMAN RIGHTS: ‘The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God’ (JFK) - Aoife Nolan, Professor of International Human Rights Law, University of Nottingham - Patrick Claffey, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Religions and Theology, Trinity College Dublin - Kevin O’Sullivan, Lecturer in History, NUI Galway Chair: Maurice Manning, former Chairman of the Irish Human Rights Commission 19:30: FILM (Woodenbridge Hotel) – Parnell (1937), starring Clark Gable and Myrna Loy TUESDAY, AUGUST 13th 10:00: Lecture David Kilroy, Associate Professor, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida – The Dunganstown legacy: Making sense of American Presidential visits to Ireland, from Kennedy to Obama Chair: Ivar McGrath, Lecturer, UCD School of History and Archives 11:00: Coffee 11:30: Lecture Colum Kenny, Professor of Communications, Dublin City University – ‘A surprising hero: President W.T. Cosgrave in the USA, in the context of Irish leaders’ visits from Parnell to Enda Kenny Chair: Finola Kennedy, economist and biographer of Frank Duff 12:30: Lunch 14:30: Guided Bus Tour: Glendalough House, Annamoe (home of the Barton/Childers family) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14th 10:00: Parnell Lecture Bernadette Whelan, Head, Department of History, University of Limerick – ‘He had a natural affinity with the war-torn democracy’: The Parnells and the American republic Chair: Donal McCartney, President of the Parnell Society 11:00: Coffee 11:30: JFK’s DÁIL ÉIREANN ADDRESS Dennis Foley, Independent Scholar – Thomas F. Meagher Ian Kennelly, author, NUI Galway – John Boyle O’Reilly Chair: Vincent Doherty 12:30: Lunch 14:30: Panel Discussion – PUBLIC SERVICE: ‘Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country’ (JFK) - Michael McDowell, former Tánaiste, Minister for Justice and Attorney-General - Simon Harris, TD for Wicklow-East Carlow - Stephen Collins, Political Editor, Irish Times Chair: Bryan Dobson, RTÉ 20:00: Musical Entertainment THURSDAY, AUGUST 15th 10:00: Lecture Rolf Loeber & Magda Loeber, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Irish-American fiction: Memories of hardship and arcadia Chair: James H. Murphy, Professor of English, DePaul University, Chicago 11:00: Coffee 11:30: Lecture Adrian Frazier, Professor, English Department, NUI Galway – Irregular relations: A history of public attitudes to the private moralities of Irish and Irish-American leaders Chair: Fran O’Rourke, Associate Professor of Philosophy, UCD 12:30: Lunch 14:30: FOREST WALK or TOUR OF AVONDALE HOUSE 19:30: Wine Reception at the Woodenbridge Hotel & launch of Parnell Revisited, edited by Donal McCartney & Pauric Travers (UCD Press, 2013) 20:30: Summer School Gala Dinner at the Woodenbridge Hotel FRIDAY, AUGUST 16th 10:00: Lecture James Curran, Associate Professor of History, University of Sydney, Australia (visiting Professor of Australian History, UCD) – The dilemma of divergence: The American/Australian alliance and Asia, from Kennedy to Obama Chair: Pauric Travers, Chairman of the Parnell Society 11:00: Coffee 11:30: Lecture Seán Donlon, former Ambassador of Ireland to the US and Secretary-General of the Department of Foreign Affairs – Edward Kennedy and the Peace Process in Northern Ireland Chair: Frank Murray, Chairman of the Parnell Trust 12:30: Lunch, after which the Summer School ends. FURTHER INFORMATION For further information and bookings, please contact the Secretary of the Parnell Society: Deirdre Larkin, 5 Churchview Park, Killiney, Co. Dublin Tel: 01 2852113 or 01 5164087 Email: dlarkin@parnellsociety Inclusive cost: €250 if paid in full before 1 August 2013, and €275 after that date. This fee covers all lectures and events, coffee and lunch (Monday to Friday) and the Summer School Gala Dinner, but excludes accommodation. Daily rate (including lunch) is €60 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS A limited number of scholarships may be awarded to students, covering the cost of fees, accommodation in the Woodenbridge Hotel (in a shared twin room) and transportation to and from Avondale on a daily basis. Applicants should write to the Summer School Director outlining briefly why they would like to attend and enclosing a reference from their tutor or supervisor or departmental head. Contact details for the Director are as follows: Felix M. Larkin, 23 Vale View Lawn, Cabinteely, Dublin 18 Tel: 01 2856272 or 087 2347044 Email: felixmlarkin@gmail
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