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History lecture at Killarney Library to focus on The Black and Tans

Killarney Library will host one of the key events in the Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society’s autumn programme on Thursday, October 16.
Dr Thomas Earls Fitzgerald, an expert on the War of Independence in Kerry, will deliver a lecture titled ‘The Tans appeared to have gone mad’: The Crown forces and violence in County Kerry, 1920-21’.
The talk begins at 7pm and admission is free.
This lecture is part of a wider programme of events announced by the Society. On September 11, an online discussion chaired by John Flaherty will examine the importance of local history publications and journals, with contributions from Joe Harrington, Jim Finnerty, Dónal Hickey and John Downing. On September 24, the Society will partner with Kerry County Museum to announce the Kerry Young Historian of the Year 2025.
Membership of the Society is €40 per year, which includes access to members-only events and free copies of the Kerry Magazine and the Society’s annual journal. Details are available at www.kerryhistory.ie.