Waterford Commemorations Committee Presents
THE SIEGE OF WATERFORD –
A Centenary Commemoration
SATURDAY JULY 16TH
AT WATERFORD TREASURES MEDIEVAL MUSEUM, AV THEATRE
PROGRAMME
2pm Welcome Cllr. John O’Leary, Mayor Waterford City and County Council
2.10 pm The Siege of Waterford, July 1922 A Centenary Commemoration
Talk by Dr. Pat McCarthy, historian and author
3pm George Lennon and the Siege of Waterford Interview with Ivan Lennon
4.30pm Walking Tour of the Siege of Waterford Locations by Waterford historian James Doherty
Armoured Vehicles from the period courtesy of the Department of Defence will be available to view at Cathedral Square.
This event is hosted by Waterford City and County Council Commemoration Committee as part of an ongoing programme marking the Decade of Centenaries and is supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, under the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 initiative.
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This event is FREE but BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL as PLACES ARE LIMITED
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(Image: Group of Free State soldiers outside Granville Hotel with mine National Library of Ireland)