STRABANE HISTORY SOCIETY

Programme of events  2009 -2010

All meetings on this schedule will be held on the last Thursday of every month at 8.00pm sharp unless otherwise announced. 

*** Please note the early date of the December meeting ***

 

         Thursday 24 September 2009

         John Gamble - Strabane writer and traveller in the early 19th. C.

           Brendan Mac Suibhne

          At 8.00pm in the Community Library, Abercorn Square.

 

          Thursday  29th. October 2009

          The rivers Mourne and Foyle

        Ken Mc Cormick

         At 8.00pm in the Community Library, Abercorn Square.

 

                 Thursday 26th. November 2009

                 The Bold Rapparees - Rory O' Hanlon and other Irish outlaws in the 1600s

               Eamon O' Ciardha

                 At 8.00pm in Strabane Community Library, Abercorn Square.

 

                 Thursday 10th. December 2009

         A trip down memory lane - stories and songs - a 20th. anniversary party

                

        At 8.00pm in Strabane Golf Club

           

 

          Thursday 28 January 2010

        Views of Strabane and district  - past and present.

         William and George Haire.         

              

        At 8.00pm in Strabane Community Library, Abercorn Square.

 

                  Thursday 25th. February 2010

          Saturday night at the movies - Strabane memorabilia  of the 1960s.  

        Chiefly yourselves!

                At 8.00pm in Strabane Community Library, Abercorn Square.           

        

                Thursday 25th. March 2010

                   Ireland's Eye - the life and times of R.J. Welch, Strabane photographer.

                 Kenneth James (The Ulster Museum).

                   At 8.00pm in Strabane Community Library, Abercorn Square.

 

          Thursday 29th. April 2010

                  An illustrated history of Sion Mills.

                Michael Kennedy

                At 8.00pm in Strabane Community Library, Abercorn Square.

           

                  Thursday  27th. May 2010

                  Site visit - to be arranged.

                Start time to be confirmed.