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

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