Inquiries to Pamela James, Archaeology A14, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia 2006. Jr. This multidisciplinary conference marks the bicentenary and sesquicentenary of the 1798 and 1848 rebellions in Ireland, and will explore the nature, impact, and legacy of the Irish revolutionary tradition and the way in which insurgency is remembered and commemorated both in Ireland and overseas. It is intended to publish the proceedings of the conference. Contact Dr. Colman Etchingham, Department of History, National University of Ireland, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. The 1998 Synge Summer School will be held in Rathdrum, County Wicklow, July 5-11.
Some scholarships covering the cost of fees are available.
For further information contact Irene Parsons, Whaley Lodge, Ballinaclash, Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland. Professor Jonathan Allison, English Dept. University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0027. Speakers will include Declan Kiberd, Edna Longley, Lucy McDiarmid and James Pethica. Sheila O'Donnelan, Kingston Road, Galway, Ireland.