Our first lecture of the year will be entitled ‘Signs of the Times: Shop Fronts and Lettering in Longford’ by Dr Edward McParland. It takes place at 8 pm on Wednesday, 12 February in Teallach Íosa, St Mel’s Road, Longford. The lecture promises to be a very informative examination of parts of our towns that we often take for granted.
Dr Edward McParland is one of Ireland’s best known architectural historians. He studied in UCD and Cambridge University, and lectured in Trinity College Dublin from 1973 until his retirement in 2008. He has written numerous books and articles, and is an expert on the life of James Gandon.