Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 18:00
Seminar Room, First Floor, Iontas Building (MU North Campus)
History Research Seminar - lecture by Dr Angela Byrne (DFA Historian-in-Residence, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum)
On 31 July 1806, John Lee (né Fiott, 1783–1866) embarked on a seven-month walking tour of England, Wales and Ireland. Lee’s diaries contain fascinating details of everyday life in Ireland in the aftermath of the 1798 and 1803 rebellions. This talk will outline the value of Lee's unique diaries and the challenges of editing historic manuscripts.