Spalpeens, Gombeens, Squireens: Class Relations in Nineteenth Century Ireland.

by Terry Tue Jul 20, 2010 09:44

A number of places are still available for the forthcoming conference; to register for attendance, please forward the registration form (it is in an above comment) to [email protected] or you can register on the day.

Please note a change of venue to that on the conference programme, our sessions (and registration) will now be held in John Hume Lecture Theatre 4, directions to which are available from the following link http://www.nuim.ie/location/maps/index.shtml The John Hume building is located beside Auxilia House, so this will not substantially effect any existing travel arrangements.

A registration fee of €10 (payable either by post or on the day) applies, and includes coffee breaks, and a light lunch.

We are also holding a post-conference dinner in Maynooth village; if you wish to reserve a place, please indicate so on your registration form (we will need to know this in advance).
This is likely to cost around €20.

by Spalpeen. Thu Jul 01, 2010 20:28

Only people who are ignorant of the Irish language would see these names as insulting.

The ending "-een" means "minor".

Like "minor official" on English.

by Terry Fri Jun 25, 2010 22:26

There is a conference fee of €10 which includes light refreshments and lunch. Please register by July 16th using the accompanying form, as space is limited. The summary programme is below and full programme attached.

Spalpeens, Gombeens and Squireens: Class Relations in 19th Century Ireland

Conference

Saturday July 31st, 10am – 6pm

AX1, Auxilla House, North Campus, NUI Maynooth

9:30 – 9:45 Registration, Auxilia Foyer

9:45 – 10:00 Welcome; Eoin Flaherty (NUIM) and Terry Dunne (MIC)

10:00am – 11:00am Industry and Proto-Industry

Education in 19th century model villages in Ireland
Elena O’ Brien, Archaeology, (UCC)

Mapping social class in 19th century Ireland: towards a more systematic approach
Dr. Jane Gray, Sociology, (NUI Maynooth)

11:00am – 11:15am Break

11:15am – 12:15pm Health

‘In death there is no remembrance’: The evidence of post-medieval health from human skeletal remains
Linda G. Lynch, Archaeology, (UCC)

The silent voice: Narratives of health at the 19th century watering-place
Dr. Ronan Foley, Geography, (NUIM)

12:15pm – 12:30pm Break

12:30pm – 1:30pm Late Nineteenth Century

Social change in 19th century Ireland: The advent of narrow gauge railways in Munster
Edel Barry, Archaeology, (UCC)

The poorest classes? Language and social class in post-famine Ireland
Dr. Nicholas Wolf, History, (Virginia Commonwealth University)

1:30pm – 2:30pm Lunch

2:30pm – 4:00pm Pre-Famine

Class conflict in the 1830s Tithe War
Noreen Higgins-McHugh, History, (UCC)

Between a rock and a hard place: The reality of being a land agent in Ireland in the 1830s and 1840s
Laura Vickers, Moore Institute, (NUIG)

“No more at present from your friend, Captain Rock”: 'Threatening letters' and social attitudes in pre-famine Ireland
Terry Dunne, History, (MIC)

4:00pm – 4:15pm Break

4:15pm – 5:15pm Modes of Production

The Rundale System in 19th Century Ireland: Conceptualising and Exploring the Ecological Dynamics of Primitive Communism
Eoin Flaherty, Sociology, (NUIM)

‘Wooden idols triumph and human beings are sacrificed’: Marx on legal theft in the Rhineland and Ireland
Dr. Eamonn Slater, Sociology, (NUIM)

Sponsored by the Comparative-Historical Research Cluster; Department of Sociology, NUI Maynooth.
Co-conveners: Terry Dunne and Eoin Flaherty.

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