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IHTA, no. 30, Dungarvan/Dún Garbhán lecture and interview

When

Thursday, December 3, 2020, 19:00

Where

Online

Tickets

Online lecture

To celebrate the release of Irish Historic Towns Atlas, no. 30, Dungarvan/Dún Garbhán by John Martin, a lecture and interview will take place online.  

Dungarvan/Dún Garbhán is number 30 in the IHTA series and will be released for sale on 2 December 2020. To celebrate this event, author, John Martin will give an illustrated lecture on the history of Dungarvan. William Fraher, of Waterford County Museum, will interview John after the lecture to delve further into Dungarvan's history and the process of this atlas. 

John commenced his research on Dungarvan in 2012 and has been assisted along the way by many in the Academy, Waterford and especially Dungarvan. 

We look forward to having a launch when restrictions allow, but for now this lecture and interview will be presented on YouTube. Register your interest in the online lecture and interview here and the link will be sent to you in advance of the event. 

You can register for the lecture and interview here

IHTA no. 30 Dungarvan/Dún Garbhán by John Martin will be available for purchase in bookshops from 2 December 2020, including the Book Centre in Waterford, Eason's and Garvey's SuperValu in Dungarvan. 

It is also available for pre-order here

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