'History Ireland' ‘Hedge School’ - 'Scotland and the global Irish Revolution'

To what extent did revolutionary developments abroad shape what happened within Ireland during the revolutionary period 1919–23? And in what ways did events within Ireland impact beyond Irish shores, for instance amongst the large Irish diaspora population and other national groups? To discuss this generally, and the case of Scotland in particular, join 'History Ireland' editor, Tommy Graham, for a lively discussion with Darragh Gannon, Fearghal McGarry (both Queen’s University, Belfast), Niall Whelehan (Strathclyde), and Kirsty Lusk (Glasgow).

Hedge schools were informal schools that developed across Ireland during the Penal era when Catholic education was repressed. They usually took place outside, hence the name.

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