Trust News - April 2011 Issue

Heritage Award Scheme 2010 - Winner Announced

Military History Society of Ireland Lecture Programme 2010-2011

Forthcoming Events at the Soldiers & Chiefs Exhibition National Museum of Ireland

 

HERITAGE AWARD SCHEME 2010
MILITARY HERITAGE OF IRELAND TRUST LTD

HERITAGE AWARD SCHEME MILITARY HERITAGE OF IRELAND TRUST LTD Currently many students are researching subjects related to the aims of the Trust. These include more than the hitherto standard repertoire of studies of war, e.g. battles, campaigns, weapons, military formations and generalship. They also include a wider field of studies: the personal experiences of the participants, the social history of armies, the military in the state and society, public order and aid to the civil power, and UN peace support operations. The establishment of an award scheme to encourage studies in those areas increases a student’s status, and their interest and participation in such schemes. In pursuance of this interest, the Trust will give an Award, ordinarily annually, of €350 to the student whose paper, read at the Irish History Students' Association Annual Conference, is deemed outstanding by a panel of judges, and which, through new research, adds to our knowledge of the military heritage of Ireland. Papers are between 5,000 and 8,000 words long, inclusive of footnotes, and are assessed by a panel of judges. In assessing the papers the judges are cognisant of the worldwide nature of Irish military heritage and the range of military operations embraced by that term. It is not merely a record of individual or group activity, of the success and failure of military leadership in battlefields, campaigns and wars. It also includes service in peace support operations and in the maintenance of law and order in aid to the civil power duties. Furthermore the impact of such activities on the economic, political or social life of the communities of the participants may be relevant to the paper. Consequently submitted papers must concentrate on one or more of these aspects of our military heritage within this broad definition and, through their research and written presentation, expand our knowledge of the history of the Irish soldier.

The prize is sponsored in memory of Major Charlie Trainor, MM

Charlie Trainor was a regular soldier and served with the 2nd Battalion The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers during World War 2. On 3rd November 1943 during the Italian Campaign, when a sergeant, he led a successful fighting patrol as a result of which he was awarded the Military Medal. The citation reads: “Sgt Trainor’s dash, determination and personal bravery were undoubtedly responsible in a large measure for the way in which the patrol succeeded in achieving its object in the face of enemy fire” Trainor was later commissioned in the field and retired as a Major in 1961. He died in 2009 aged 89. The winner of the 2010 award is Mr Paul Maguire, a history student at St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra in Dublin. His paper, The Fingal Battalion: A Blueprint for the Future ?

Heritage Award Scheme Winner 2010Our photograph shows Paul receiving his prize from the Chairman of the Trust, Major General (retd) Paddy Nowlan, in the company of Ms Deirdre McMahon, Secretary of the Irish History Students Association, at their Annual Conference at University College Cork in February 2011.

Read and download his paper, The Fingal Battalion: A Blueprint for the Future?

Military History Society of Ireland

Lecture Programme
WINTER/SPRING 2011


Friday, 14th January 2011
Fighting the Confederates:
T the Protestant armies from Benburb to Cromwell
Dr. Robert Armstrong


Friday, 11th February 2011
General Humbert (1767-1823):
Citizen, soldier, friend or foe of Ireland
Dr. Sylvie Kleinman

Friday, 11th March 2011
Secret intelligence and the British Army in two World Wars
Professor Keith Jeffery

Friday, 8th April 2011
Battle, blitz, blockade and the weather forecast:
The Luftwaffe and neutral Ireland
1940-45
Dr. Pat McCarthy

Friday, 29th April 2011
The organisation and structure of the I.R.A., 1921
Mr. Tom Brace

Lectures will be given at 8 p.m. in Griffith College, South Circular Road, Dublin 8

Non-members are welcome to all lectures


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FORTHCOMING EVENTS AT THE
SOLDIERS & CHIEFS EXHIBITION NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND
COLLINS BARRACKS, DUBLIN

APRIL TO JUNE 2011

 

Saturday 16th April 2011
10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Open Day

Public Talks: The Irish in the American Civil War

12th April 1861 saw the start of the American Civil War – we have invited Professor Tom Bartlett of Aberdeen University, historian Robert Doyle and Dr Patrick Geoghegan, TCD, to talk about the war, focusing on the Irish perspective.

No booking required - places are allocated on a first-come basis.
For a full programme go to www.museum.ie

Sunday 17th April 2011
3.00 – 4.00 p.m.

Historical Re-enactment

My Museum: Yankee Doodle Dandy

Young and old historians alike are invited to drop in and meet members of the Minstrel Boys historic re-enactment group as they put on a display relating to the American Civil War, which started in April 1861. Try on replica uniforms and explore replica objects!

No booking required - places are allocated on a first-come basis.

Sunday 24th April 2011
2.30 p.m. and 4.00 p.m.

Gallery Tour: The Easter Rising 1916

Join Edith Andrees on a tour encompassing both the ‘Understanding 1916’ exhibition and the ‘Soldiers and Chiefs’ 1916 gallery.
Tours at 2.30 – 3.15 p. m. and 4 – 4.45 p. m.

No booking required - places are allocated on a first-come basis.

Friday 29th April 2011
12.30 to 4.00 p.m.

Gallery Talk: Understanding 1916

Join Michael Kenny, curator of the exhibition ‘Understanding 1916’ on a tour to find out about the events as they took place on the historic week, Easter 1916.

Places are limited and are allocated on a first-come first-serve basis

Saturday 14th May 2011
12 noon to 12.30 p.m.

The Craft of Weapons: The Machine Gun

Get a new perspective on the machine gun with Lieutenant Alan Kearney of the Defence Forces in the ‘Soldiers and Chiefs’ exhibition.

Places are limited and are allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis

Friday 27th May 2011
12.30 to 1.00 p.m.

Gallery Tour: The North Strand Bombings
27th May 1941

To mark the 70th anniversary of the bombing of the North Strand, curator Lar Joye will recall this extraordinary event in Dublin’s history during the Second World War.

Places are limited and are allocated on a first-come, first-serve basis

Saturday 11th June 2011
12 to 12.30 p. m.

The Craft of Aviation: The Vampire Jet

Focus on flight with Maj General Ralph James who will be talking about his experiences of flying the amazing Vampire Jet on display in the ‘Soldiers and Chiefs’ exhibition.

No booking required - places are allocated on a first-come basis.

All events are free and start at Museum Reception unless otherwise stated For a full programme of events and for up to date information go to www.museum.ie/events

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