Enjoy a luxury a two-night stay at The Lodge at Ashford while taking in four enthralling talks by Ryan Tubridy, Diarmaid Ferriter, Myles Dungan and Turtle Bunbury who will explore the rich and often turbulent history of the West of Ireland.
The talks and discussions will be hosted in the intimate setting of the castle’s private cinema and feature:
- Prof Diarmaid Ferriter, one of Ireland’s best-known historians who will reflect on the trials and triumphs of the West of Ireland through the ages in his talk All that has Edge
- Ryan Tubridy, will cover 1913 – 1923, a period in history with which he has long been fascinated by the broadcaster will explore critical moments and the key players of the time – from Roger Casement to his maternal grandfather, Todd Andrews
- Myles Dungan will explore the life and legacy of ‘Captain’ Charles Cunningham Boycott, an English land agent who took up residence in Co. Mayo, and whose ostracism by his local community gave the English language the term boycott.
- Turtle Bunbury will address Vanishing Ireland, homing in on the people and professions whose stories are rarely told.
Package includes:
Luxury two-night stay
Five-course dinner on the second evening in the company of the festival speakers.
Full Irish breakfast daily
Meet our special guest - speakers - in our cinema.
A complimentary round of golf around our nine-hole course
George V dress code: Gentlemen require a jacket, and a tie is optional
