The Bookmark The Monthly Newsletter for Cavan County Council’s Library Service Issue 46, April 2015 Inside this Month’s Issue he Monthly Newsletter for Cavan County Council’s Library Service TRead about: Issue Cavan 3, September and the 2011 American Civil War Focus on Folkore Mick Higgins April’s Book Club Reads Cumann Seanchais Bhreifne Lecture In commemoration of 150 years since the American Civil War, we are hosting a two day th th Lego® Workshop celebration in Johnston Central Library on Wednesday 5 and Thursday 6 of August this year. We are delighted that so many “American Civil War” experts will be joining us including: Feedback The Cavan Singers will entertain us on Wednesday evening and we shall have a keynote talk by Dr Patrick Fitzgerald, The Mellon Centre for Migration Studies, Omagh. We want to hear from you. Please forward your On Thursday, Ian Kenneally, NUI Galway, will consider causes and issues of the Civil ideas and suggestions to War.
[email protected] Damian Shiels, archaeologist and author will focus on ‘The Irish in the American Civil War’. or write to Editor, Dr David Murphy, NUI Maynooth, will discuss famous battles such as Gettysburg and Library Newsletter, Fredericksburg. Johnston Central Library, Aidan O’Hara, historian and author will talk about acclaimed Civil War photographer Cavan. Matthew Brady (reputed to be Cavan born). Dr Brendan Scott will cover Cavan Individuals in the Civil War. And Matthew Gilsenan (The Celtic Tenors) and Dr Myles Dungan will deliver their ‘Fighting Irish’ programme on Thursday evening in the Town Hall, Cavan.