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Town and Country: Perspectives from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas
This year's annual seminar from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas will take place online over each Thursday lunchtime throughout May 2021 with the plenary taking place on the final Thursday evening.

IHTA seminar series: Town and country in later medieval Ireland
Town and Country: Perspectives from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas is a seminar series taking place throughout May 2021.

IHTA seminar series: 'Lawyers, merchants and peasants: town and country interaction in early modern Ireland
Town and Country: Perspectives from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas is a seminar series taking place throughout May 2021.

IHTA seminar series – 'From outlying villages to townships: Dublin suburbs in the nineteenth century'
'Town and Country: Perspectives from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas' is a lunchtime seminar series taking place throughout May 2021.

IHTA Seminar Plenary – 'Medieval Towns: why we need to take account of the country' by Chris Dyer
'Town and Country: Perspectives from the Irish Historic Towns Atlas' is a seminar series taking place throughout May 2021.

Rathmines through time and space: from medieval rath to flatland
As part of the Dublin Festival of History and to celebrate the publication of Rathmines, Séamas Ó Maitiú will discuss the development of the Dublin suburb.

John Bell Day Lecture 2021: 'Spooky Action at a Distance'
Annual lecture with Professor Angelo Bassi hosted by the Chief Executives’ Club at QUB and the Royal Irish Academy, in association with the School of Maths & Physics, QUB.

Confessions of a disappointed Irish unificationist
Paul Bew MRIA faces up to the polarising impact of Brexit and more surprisingly the recent historical commemorations north and south in this Academy Discourse, sponsored by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP.

Who were they? Conversations between Genetics and Archaeology
Academy Discourse conversation exploring how best to align genetic and archaeological datasets and ways of thinking about them.

Academy Discourse: The Changing World of Money and Finance
Academy Discourse conversation exploring the latest trends in the world of money and finance. Sponsored by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP.
