St. Marys AID will run a series of Heritage Talks from October 2018 covering aspects of local history and folklore and will be held once a month in the Boardroom of St. Marys AID Widows Almshouses Nicholas Street Limerick.
The talks will feature such topics of interest as McNamara’s Band - A Tale of Three Cities on Friday October 19th, The Alms Houses in St Mary’s Parish on Friday November 23rd and The Parish Literary Tradition on Friday December 14th. All the talks will be accompanied by an illustrative slide show and promise an enjoyable lunchtime experience.
McNamara’s Band – A Tale of Three Cities covers a fascinating story of a local phenomenon that includes links to Belfast and London via New York. Since the song’s publication in 1917 over 800 versions of McNamara’s Band have been recorded by artists including Bing Crosby, Milo O’Shea, Gracie Fields and Connie Francis and is the theme song for Tottenham Hotspur FC.
The talk will be accompanied by a slide show with antique photos and musical interludes and will be given by John O’Regan of St Marys AID. John is a noted broadcaster, journalist and lecturer and has spoken at major events including The Milwaukee Irish Festival, Return to Camden Town Festival in London and the Copenhagen Irish Festival among other events. A frequent broadcaster on local radio he currently features on Limerick City Community Radio and has previously broadcast on RTE Radio Two, FM 104, BBC Radio Four and BBC Radio Merseyside.
McNamara’s Band - A Tale of Three Cities will kick off the Winter Heritage Season at St. Mary’s AID on Friday October 19th at 1pm. The talks of 40 minutes duration will be held once a month on Fridays at 1pm in the Boardroom of St Marys AID Widows Almshouses Nicholas Street Limerick. Light refreshments will be available and tickets costing €5 are available from St. Mary’s AID. Phone bookings can be made to O61 3018106 and tickets will be available at the door on the day.
