On Saturday 11th May 2024 at the First Derry Presbyterian Church, Magazine Street, Derry, 10:30-11:30am, the next Friend’s of the Derry Walls lecture by Professor David Dickson of Trinity College Dublin titled ‘Derry and First Irish Cities’ will take place.
This lecture which had been organised by the late Mark Lusby, Co-Ordinator of The Friends of the Derry Walls. In Mark’s memory after the lecture there will be a short celebration of Mark’s life, followed by a Memorial Walk.
Derry and The First Irish Cities Lecture
In the century after the siege Derry city’s commercial importance was transformed, and it became one of the few Irish ports with substantial trade links with the Americas. David Dickson will explore what this meant on the ground, who was involved, and how far Derry’s story differs from what was happening in the east- and south-coast ports.
Prof. David Dickson spent his career in the Dept. of History, Trinity College Dublin and has published widely on eighteenth-century Ireland and on regional history, north and south, including a study of his native Inishowen. His most recent book is The first Irish cities: An eighteenth century transformation (2021).
Here is the Eventbrite link and a suggested donation can be made through PayPal here or on the day itself.
Mark Lusby – A Celebration of Life and Memorial Walk
After the lecture, at approximately 11:45am, a short celebration of Mark’s life, officiated by Mark’s good friend Fr Paul Fraser, will take place.
Then at 12.30pm we will ask everyone who is able to join us to participate in the ‘Mark Lusby Memorial Walk’ around Derry’s famous Walls that Mark loved so much.
