The Normans and Us: Travel with us beyond the tapestry!

Join us for our Spring and Autumn lectures

We held a Spring and Autumn lecture series in the Parade Tower in conjunction with Kilkenny Castle in 2022. There were six lectures delivered in all. We wish to acknowledge and thank all those who delivered the lectures all of which were so well researched and presented.

  • Beyond the Siege of Wexford

    Beyond the Siege of Wexford – the 850th Anniversary of the Assertion of Henry II’s Reign in Ireland

    Delivered by: Dr Denis Shine of the Irish Archaeology Field School/Irish Heritage School
    Date: 10th March 2022
    Venue: The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle

  • The Celts

    The Celts – An Island Fastness: Looking Forward Looking Back

    Delivered by: Dr Ronan O’Flaherty of CraneBag Consulting
    Date: 5th May 2022
    Venue: The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle

  • The Role of Women in Medieval Ireland

    The Role of Women in Medieval Ireland – Lesser Known Stories of Women as Depicted in the Ros Tapestry

    Delivered by: Dr Linda Doran of UCD and the Royal Irish Academy
    Date: 7th April 2022
    Venue: The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle

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  • Battles in the Kingdom of Ossory

    Battles in the Kingdom of Ossory: Viewing a Battle through the Eye of a Needle

    Delivered by: Anne Ryan – representative of the Ros Tapestry Kilkenny Stitchers
    Date: 29th September 2022
    Venue: The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle

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  • Making a Living in the Leinster Lordship

    Making a Living in the Leinster Lordship: A look at economic life, imports and exports, diet, standard of living, and opportunities for recreation.

    Delivered by: Dr Margaret Murphy of Carlow College
    Date: 3rd November 2022
    Venue: The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle

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  • Building Ros - Lecture given in Kilkenny Castle

    Building Ros: From the Old Walling of Ros to the New Norman Garden

    Delivered by: Eamonn Hore, Director of Services, Wexford County Council
    Date: 24th November 2022
    Venue: The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle

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  • Building Ros - Lecture given in New Ross

    Building Ros: From the Old Walling of Ros to the New Norman Garden

    Delivered by: Eamonn Hore, Director of Services, Wexford County Council
    Date: 6th April 2023
    Venue: Dunbrody Visitor Centre, New Ross

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  • Behind the Threads of Friendship Tapestry

    Behind the Threads of Friendship Tapestry

    Delivered by: Reiltin Murphy, Artist and painter of the Threads of Friendship panels
    Date: 4th May 2023
    Venue: Dunbrody Visitor Centre, New Ross

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  • Making a Living in the Leinster Lordship

    Making a Living in the Leinster Lordship – A look at economic life, imports and exports, diet, standard of living, and opportunities for recreation.

    Delivered by: Dr Margaret Murphy of Carlow College
    Date: 3rd November 2022
    Venue: Dunbrody Visitor Centre, New Ross

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The History of Ros Tapestry

A hundred embroiderers and millions of stitches have drawn in the threads of history. The story of the Norman arrival in the South East of Ireland and the consequent development of the dynamic port of Ros is depicted in a series of fifteen large striking embroidered panels. From the initiation of a Celtic King to Hiberno-Norman commerce the cultural legacy of Leinster is immortalised in stitches and hanging is on permanent exhibition in New Ross, Co. Wexford.

Beginning as an inspired and ambitious project, it is an excellent example of what can be produced when a work of imagination and charm is combined with the dedication and skill of like-minded embroidery enthusiasts. The quality of work is of a very high order; this is achieved through a mix of skill, patience, dedication and an “esprit de corps”.

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