Redcastle to Red Square: Talks on Donegal’s links with the Russian Empire

Inishowen-born historian Dr Angela Byrne is giving two local talks on Donegal’s surprising connections with the Russian Empire.

Dr Byrne, the author of  Anarchy and Authority: Irish Encounters with Romanov Russia, is giving the talk titled Redcastle to Red Square in Buncrana and Carndonagh this week. 

She will discuss Donegal's connections with the Russian Empire, including the historic Donegal figures with links to Russian engineering and industry, and how the county’s international trade links brought it into contact with the world’s largest land empire.

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Dr Byrne has held research and lecturing positions at the University of Toronto, the University of Greenwich, Ulster University and EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. She has published widely and curated exhibitions on the history of travel and exploration, women's history, and the Irish diaspora. She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a former NUI Travelling Scholar and former Marie Curie Co-Fund postdoctoral fellow.

The talks take place at Buncrana library on Wednesday, November 13 at 6:30pm and Carndonagh library on Thursday, November 14 at 6:30pm.

Tickets are free but booking is recommended on 074 9361941 for Buncrana or 074 9373756 for Carndonagh.

Copies of Anarchy and Authority will be for sale and signing on both evenings at a reduced price of €17 (cash only).