07.06.2006: The battle for Tara continues:	Ron, IU for Tarawatch
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Again, this is not anything to do with the Music Industry, but it's a pet interest of mine, so I'm posting it: The hosting at Tara and the 1641 rebellion - by Dr. Tadhg Ó hAnnracháin, School of History and Archives, University College Dublin. The insurrection of 1641 was one of the hinge-points of Irish history for it directly precipitated the mass involvement of the catholic population in rebellious activity and consummated a historical process which established sectarian division as the principal fault line within Irish identity. Central to this process was the historically unprecedented alliance between the lords of the Pale and the invading Ulster Irish which was explicitly established at the hills of Knockcrofty and Tara, traditional hosting points of the Pale community. This lecture examines the background to this fateful event and explores some of its most important ramifications through the decades and centuries which followed. Tara of the Kings Weekly Lecture Series Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 63 Merrion Square 12.oopm Saturday 11th November Admission Free http://www.tarawatch.org info@tarawatch.org 087-132-3365

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