Events POSTPONED - ‘Magnificence amidst the misery: Queen Victoria visits Ireland at the end of the Great

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POSTPONED - ‘Magnificence amidst the misery: Queen Victoria visits Ireland at the end of the Great

24.03.2020, 18:30 P.M.

Please be aware that due to COVID-19 concerns this event has been postponed until further notice. If you are interested in attending for the postponed date, please email info@igs.ie


Queen Victoria visited Ireland on four different occasions, in 1849 just as the Great Famine was coming to an end, 1853, 1861 and 1900. We look at the preparations made to welcome her on her long-awaited visit; watch as spending spirals almost out of control and feel the excitement of the aristocracy and gentry alike as they await invitations to events celebrating their Queen’s first visit. Paula Lalor received an MA from Maynooth University in 2011 under the supervision of Professor Terence Dooley who founded the Centre for the Study of Historic Irish Houses and Estates. A Kildare woman based at Rhode, Co Offaly, her interest is in the ‘human’ side of history. She continues to study the subject of Queen Victoria’s visits to Ireland with the intention of publishing a book on the subject.


City Assembly House, 58 South William Street, Dublin 2

Time: 6.30pm sharp (Registration from 6pm)

Ticket Price: €10 / €5 Student


Photo: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Queen_Victoria_by_JJE_Mayall,_1860.png

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