Schedule

Please be seated 15 minutes before the first talk each day

July 19th

Wednesday

9.45 am

Cllr John Keogh Cathaoirleach of Roscommon County Council

Introduction and Welcome

10.15 am

Mike McCarthy

The Spiritual Landscape of Tulsk

10.50 am

Prof Luke Gibbons

Aliens of the West: Roscommon Women Writers and the Revival

11.40 am

Tea/coffee

12.10 pm

Dr Martin Mansergh

Outside the Pantheon: The place of Percy French, the Orpens and Moody-Manners in Irish art and culture at the turn of the 20th century, and the case for broadening the universe of discourse

12.45 pm

Brendan Kilty SC

101 Reasons Not to Execute Someone

1.30 pm

Lunch

2.45 pm

Afternoon Tours

Marie Gillooly: Hidden Gems of Roscommon Town (€10 extra)

or

Guided Tour of House & Grounds, includes the Percy French Room

Prebooking essential for either as limited places available.

3.30 pm

Gardens Open

Questions & answers to follow each talk

July 20th

Thursday

10.00 am

Dr Lusine Margaryan

Preaching Christianity and dealing with identity of indigenous people in Ireland, Armenia, and other peripheral areas of the Roman world

10.50 am

Alf Monaghan

Monastic Ireland – A Gift of The Nile

11.40 am

Tea/coffee

12.10 pm

Paul Kingsnorth

Saints of the Greenwood: looking back to look forward

12.45 pm

Sean Freyne 1935–2013

Sean Freyne
1935-2013

The Sean Freyne Memorial Lecture

Dr Alexander O’Hara

How can the Church in Ireland learn from the Early Irish Church?

1.30 pm

Lunch

2.45 pm

Afternoon recital

Cathy Jordan & Donogh Hennessy

Reawakening French

3.30 pm

Gardens open

Questions & answers to follow each talk

July 21st

Friday

Percy French, The Next Generation

10.00 am

Jeananne Crowley

More French Reflections

10.15 am

Allan Brennan

Technology and Children

10.50 am

Dr Keith Begley

Thinking about Artificial Intelligence

11.40 am

Tea/coffee

12.10 pm

Mary Kenny

Demographic Collapse in Ireland?

12.50 pm

Panel Discussion, Chaired by Paul Healy

Paul Kingsnorth; Mary Kenny; Charles Piecyk; Jeananne Crowley; Allan Brennan

1.30 pm

Lunch

2.30 pm

Afternoon Recital

Col Ceathair

Percy French Reworked

3.30 pm

Gardens Open

Questions & answers to follow each talk

THE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

Tickets

Early Booking Special Offer

Each whole day €50. Students €10

  • Three / Four Lectures
  • Afternoon Recital
  • Tea / Coffee / Homemade Cakes

Tickets to the talks taking place in the theatre room in Castlecoote House must be booked in advance, seating is strictly limited per event and we expect these to be fully booked well in advance so please book early to avoid disappointment

Ticket Office:

  • +353 (0)90 666 3794

Don’t miss out, Festival tickets sell out quickly!

We are very sorry to say that we can’t do refunds as they play havoc with the ticketing system. If you can’t make it, we’d rather you gave your tickets to a friend who can.

The 15th Percy French Festival

French Awakenings

19th, 20th, 21st July 2023

At Castlecoote House

Honorary President of the Festival, the President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins.

Informed Social & Cultural Discussion of Ireland Today.

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The Percy French Festival 2023 acknowledges the major support of Excel Industries, Dublin; Whyte’s; CastleAcre; C&F Quadrant Ltd; Davies Group; Hidden Ireland.

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