Ireland and Rome: Some Historical Perspectives

 

Pope Hadrian IV (1154-1159) granting the Kingdom of Ireland to
King Henry II of England (1154-1189). ©Vatican Secret Archives.

 

A seminar organised by the Department of History,

University College Cork and hosted by the

Pontifical Irish College, Rome.

Monday 15 December 2008

 

20.00

Welcome: Monsignor Liam Bergin Rector, Pontifical Irish College

20.10

Dr Damian Bracken, Department of History, UCC

”The People of the Lord”: Patrick, Rome, and the Irish’

20.30

Dr Diarmuid Scully, Department of History, UCC

‘Ireland, Rome, and the first Christmas’

20.50

Dr Jason Harris, Department of History, UCC

‘Patrick and Rome in Post-Reformation Ireland’

 

The conference will be held at Pontificio Collegio Irlandese, Via dei Santi Quattro, 1 - 00184 Rome. Those wishing to attend are invited to contact Dr Damian Bracken, Department of History, University College Cork, Ireland; Telephone 00353 – 21 – 490 2950; email D.Bracken@ucc.ie