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04Jul 2026
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Leader, soldier, husband, father - Major-General Oliver Nugent is best known for his command of the 36th (Ulster) Division during the First World War and particularly at the Battle of the Somme.
During World War 1 men were cut down in their thousands while widows were left to look after the children back home. Cavan, with the rest of Ulster, paid a terrible price. Farren Connell in Mountnugent, Co Cavan was Nugent’s refuge from the horrors of trench warfare.
On July 4th 2026, Cavan County Museum will host a conference on Cavan and the Great War. MC’d by local historian Dr Brendan Scott, the speakers will include Nugent’s biographer Dr Nick Perry, Irish Times Journalist Ronan McGreevy and Dr Fionnuala Walsh, Associate Professor in Modern Irish History, UCD and winner of National University of Ireland Publication Prize in Irish History (2021) for ‘Irish Women and The Great War’. Lunch and tours of the museum’s World War 1 Trench Experience will also be included on the day’s programme.
Date: Saturday July 4th 2026
Time: 10am to 5pm
Tickets: €15, €10 concession
Location:
Cavan County Museum,
Ballyjamesduff, Co Cavan, A82 YP70
To book online click
https://townhallartscentre.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173674007
For further information contact Cavan County Museum
Email: info@cavanmuseum.ie
Phone: +353 49 854 4070