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The 12th Annual Sir John T. Gilbert Lecture

Dublin's civic buildings in the early modern period by Professor Colm Lennon

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On Thursday 22 January 2009 the twelfth annual Sir John T. Gilbert Lecture was held at Dublin City Library and Archive, Pearse Street. The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Councillor Eibhlín Byrne, was chairman for the evening. City Librarian, Deirdre Ellis-King, welcomed the capacity audience and introduced the Lord Mayor.

The twelfth lecture was given by Professor Colm Lennon, Department of History, NUI Maynooth. Professor Lennon's lecture, Dublin's civic buildings in the early modern period, was well received by the audience.

This lecture will be published by Dublin City Public Libraries before the end of 2009. Councillor Byrne formally launched the newly published eleventh Sir John T. Gilbert Lecture: Christine Casey ’s ‘River, rivalry and revolt: history of the built fabric of Dublin City.