Events
History talk in Johnston Library Cavan on Tuesday 26 November at 7pm
Constantin Torve (Queen's Belfast) will speak about ‘Protestants and Catholics are alike’.
Free event, all are welcome.
Constantin Torve is a researcher at Queen's University Belfast, specialising in history, anthropology, philosophy, and politics. His work primarily focuses on Irish history, particularly the evolution of agrarian secret societies in Ireland from the 1840s to the 1880s.
He has published articles on topics such as anti-Irish sentiment and the Molly Maguires.
"St Brigid, a saint of many parts", October 8th, 7pm
The Breifne Historical presents a lecture by Dr Edel Bhreathnach (Discovery programme) will give a lecture entitled "St Brigid a saint of many parts" on Tuesday 8 October 2024 at 7pm in Johnston Library Cavan.
Free Event
Everyone Welcome
Breifne Historical Society Summer Tour, July 27th 10am
The Breifne Historical Society Summer Tour takes place on Saturday 27 July 2024. .
- Bus departing Cavan at 10am
- Visiting Flourence Court House
- Lunch
- Tour of Enniskillen Castle & Museum.
Cost approximately €50
Booking essential by 14 July
Phone Phyl 087 2069105 or Maria 087 6790667
The Boxer From Corraleehan, July 2nd 8pm
A history talk on the Boxer from Corraleehan will be give nby Msgr. Liam Kelly in the Island Theatre, Ballinamore on Tuesday 2nd July 2024 at 8pm.
Note: Free event, everyone welcome.
AGM and Breifne Journal Launch,June 5th at 7.30pm
The Breifne Historical Society AGM will take place on Wednesday 5th June at 7.30pm in the Pastoral Centre followed by the launch of the Breifne Journal and talk by Dr Brendan Scott "Bishop Bedell and the case against Murtagh King, 1638".
Note: Free event, everyone welcome, refreshments served.
The History of St Patrick's College Cavan by Dr. Liam McNiffe April 9th 2024
Tuesday 9 April at 7.30 pm in the Pastoral Centre St Pat's College. Dr Liam McNiffe will speak about 'The History of St Patrick's College Cavan, 1874-2024'. Marking the 150th Anniversary of the opening of this iconic building.
November lecture by Carmel O'Callaghan
'The children of Michael J. and Margaret McGovern (née Clarke) from Bailieborough' on Tuesday 15 November at 7 pm in Bailieborough Library. All welcome
Lecture on Tuesday 18 October 2022 by Dr. Coleman Dennehy
"Crime and punishment in early modern Ireland - some examples from seventeenth-century Ulster". At 7.30 pm in Drumlane Room Pastoral center St. Pats
The launch of the 2022 Breifne journal
Regarding the AGM and launch of the 2022 Breifne journal which is scheduled for 28 September at 7.30 pm in the Farnham Hotel Main St. Cavan. Followed by a lecture on "Foundlings in nineteenth-century Cavan" by Dr. Brendan Scott.
Upcoming lecture
The next lecture is scheduled for Tuesday 18 October 2022 at the Pastoral Centre St Pat's College Cavan at 7.30 pm by Dr. Coleman Dennehy topic- Crime and punishment in early modern Ireland.
Upcoming lecture
Tuesday 15 November Carmel O'Callaghan will deliver a lecture entitled "The children of Michael J. and Margaret McGovern (nee Clarke) Bailieborough in Bailieborough Library at 7 pm.
Breifne Historical Society Summer Tour of East Cavan in conjunction with Bailieborough Heritage society
On Saturday 23 July starting at 11 am, in Bailieborough Development Association, Bailieborough Business centre, Shercock Rd., A82 HH58, with a cup of coffee/tea followed by A tour and talk on the Old Church of Ireland Graveyard by Margaret Mortimer. Talk and tour of Bailieborough town by Carmel O'Callaghan.
Lunch Talk and tour of Moybologue Graveyard by Brian Callaghan Suitable Rain gear and footwear are necessary.
Booking Essential
Cost: fee to cover transport and lunch
To book a place on the tour please contact Phyl at 087 2069105 before Friday 15 July.
Cavan Historian in Residence - 2022 Webisode No. 1
This edition focuses 'on the night of 18th June 1922, during a raid on her home in Ardlougher, County Cavan, Margaret Livingstone, a 13-year-old girl, was shot dead by a group of unknown men. This short lecture discusses Margaret, her life and the circumstances of her death, as well as the aftermath of this tragic event for the Livingstone family.''
Premières on Thursday, 23rd June at 7.30pm
This webisode can be viewed on: Facebook and Cavan County Council
Bealtaine Festival May 2022
'The Linen Industry in Cavan', live online lecture by historian Patrick Cassidy. Thursday 5th May at 7.00pm. Zoom ID: 873 2322 3704. All welcome https://zoom.us/j/87323223704
The destruction of the Public Record Office in 1922 - Online lecture by Michael McShane and Catherine Kerr
Cavan Library Service in association with Cumann Seanchais Bhreifne presents 'The destruction of the Public Record Office in 1922 and the surviving census and census substitute records of Co. Cavan 1821 - 1911 on ' at www.facebook.com/CavanLibrary and also at www.cavanlibrary.ie/events
The attack on Travers R. Blackley, Farnham Estate Agent, 8 April 1922
Dr. Brendan Scott. is giving an online speech about the attack on Travers R. Blackley, Farnham Estate Agent, 8 April 1922, the video premieres on Thursday 7th April at 7.30pm and is available at www.facebook.com/CavanLibrary and also at www.cavanlibrary.ie/events
Virginia Road Railway, 1862 - 1963
Cavan Library Service in association with Cumman Seanchais Bhreifne presents an online lecture by John Smith Virginia Road Railway 1862 - 1963. Premieres on Tuesday 22nd of March at 7.30pm. Available at www.facebook.com/CavanLibrary and also at www.cavanlibrary.ie/events
Monsignor Liam Kelly to deliver the Bishop McKiernan lecture
Monsignor Liam Kelly will deliver the Bishop McKiernan lecture “A Bishop for the shortest time: Bernard Finegan (1837-1887)” on Tuesday 8 February 2022 on the Library platform, at 7.30 pm.
The First Fatality of the Land War Philip Meehan (1845-1880)
A lecture by Monsignor Liam Kelly Premieres online on Tuesday 23 November at 7.30pm at www.facebook.com/CavanLibrary and also at www.cavanlibrary.ie/events.
Book Launch Dr Henry Jones' account of the 1641 Rising - Plantation and War in County Cavan
The Significance of the Irish Townland as an Analytical Tool for the genealogist and local historian with an introduction and overview of CavanTownlands.com
Our GSI Tuesday Zoom Meeting at 8pm on Tuesday 12th October will feature a talk by Michael McShane of CavanTownlands.com. In what promises to be a very informative talk, Michael will give an introduction to a selection of sources of information available on Irish townlands in general, and their importance as an analytical tool for the genealogist and local historian. Using cavantownlands.com, Michael will demonstrate the scale of data available to researchers. Michael will also provide a video guide to the content and tips on using CavanTownlands.com which will cover the Search Facility, Unique Records, Library and Maps sections. Lastly, Michael will give some general notes of caution when using the National Archives census records search engine, and tips on how to overcome these issues using the townland as the primary search element as exemplified on CavanTownlands.com
While this lecture will have an emphasis on the townlands of County Cavan, many of the sources and findings can be applied to the entire island of Ireland.
You can attend the talk by emailing membership@familyhistory.ie for the zoom details and please pass on to anyone you think might be interested. It will also be recorded for viewing on YouTube in due course so no worries if you can't make it on the night.
About Michael McShane
Although not a native of Cavan, Michael has traced his ancestors back to the townland of Cloggy in the parish of Killashandra. Michael is an architect living in Killiney, Co. Dublin and has a keen interest in cartography. This passion for maps is reflected in the content and format of cavantownlands.com which combines the extensive use of mapping as a gateway to the rich sources of information contained on the website.
Cavan County Council’s Historian in Residence, Dr Brendan Scott has been appointed to draw a Cavan based focus on the Decade of Centenaries.
History lectures, podcasts, exhibitions, school outreach, and a published collection of historical essays are among the range initiatives planned as Dr Scott charts this tumultuous period in Irish history. All content can be found on www.cavancoco.ie/centenaries and on facebook.com/cavancoco
Fortnightly Webisodes 3rd June - 9th August. Webisodes will premiere on Cavan County Council’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/cavancoco and online at www.cavancoco.ie/centenaries on Thursdays at 7.30pm from 3rd June - 9th August.
Dr Bríd McGrath on 'Unconstitutional acts, violence, intimidation, vote-rigging, fraud and resistance: Cavan's parliamentary elections, 1613'
The next Breifne lecture on 27th April 2021 at 7.30pm will be given by Dr Bríd McGrath, and the title of her talk is 'Unconstitutional acts, violence, intimidation, vote-rigging, fraud and resistance: Cavan's parliamentary elections, 1613' it will be available on Cavan Library's Facebook page.
'Fr Alexander J McCabe Eyewitness to the Spanish Civil War'
Cavan Library Service in association with Cumann Seanchais Bhreifne will host an online lecture by Tim Fanning on 'Fr Alexander J McCabe Eyewitness to the Spanish Civil War' on Tuesday 23rd March at 7.30 pm. It will be broadcasted online on Cavan Library Facebook page and Cavan Library website.
Bishop McKiernan Lecture
Cumann Seanchais Bhreifne in association with Cavan Library service will broadcast their annual Bishop McKiernan lecture online this year. At 7.30pm Tuesday 16th February tune into Facebook.com/CavanLibrary to view Dr. Brendan Scott who will give his lecture 'Religion and religious discord in Belturbet, 1610 - 1714'. A link to view this lecture will also be available simultaneously in the events section of our website www.cavanlibrary.ie/events.
