‘The Offaly Republican Roll of Honour, Exploring Offaly IRA fatalities, 1918-1937,’ In 1939 a monument was erected on the grounds of the courthouse in Tullamore commemorating Offaly IRA fatalities from the revolutionary period. The monument was officially unveiled in 1953. An inscription on the back of the monument notes: ‘Their comrades in arms of Tullamore and America erected this memorial AD 1939 in lasting memory of the members of the Irish Republican Army of Offaly Area who suffered death for the sake of Ireland. Better worship one moment unfettered at liberty’s shrine than slumber for ages in chains.’ The lesser known IRA Volunteers, especially those from South Offaly, will feature. Problems associated with researching Offaly’s Republican fatalities will also be examined. A talk by Dr. Philip McConway , Birr Library, 7pm.