Cahir Social & Historical Society announces plans for its second lecture of it year

Cahir Social & Historical Society's second lecture of the year will be a talk by Michael Peters on Ballydrehid and Kilmoyler: People and Place at Cahir House Hotel on Thursday, February 5 at pm. 

Michael is a native of Ballydrehid and a great friend of the group. He is a well-known local historian and genealogist who has contributed articles to publications such as the award-winning history, Trouble in the Glen.

This will be the second lecture in the Towns Land Series. 

Admission is €7 for guests, €5 for members with free admission for students. All are welcome. 

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The first lecture of the Society's series for 2026 got off to a great start in Cahir House Hotel on Thursday, January 22.  

A fantastic crowd attended to hear Professor Maria McNamara’s talk on ‘The Fossils of South Tipperary: A journey through 500 million years of Earth history’.

The Clonmel native is a Professor of Paleontology at the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at University College Cork.

Professor McNamara really engaged with the audience. Lots of fossils were brought to the talk on the night and audience enjoyed the interaction with Prof McNamara immensely.

Cahir Social & Historical Society looks forward to seeing all of members and friends in the near future for more events.

All are welcome.

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