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"The Irishness of the Duke of Wellington" - 2 Day Conference

  • 29-09-2013 2:24am
    #1
    WildSaffron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 102 ✭✭


    We are hosting a conference for Trinity College on 4/5 October entitled "The Irishness of the Hon. Arthur Wesley, 1st Duke of Wellington".

    This interesting conference is organised jointly by the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Trinity College Dublin (Director: Dr Sarah Alyn Stacey, FTCD 2004), and The Chaucer Hub (Director: Dr Gerald Morgan, FTCD 1993).

    The spelling in the title is deliberate - the name Wellesley was adopted in 1798 by the Duke.

    Myths debunked such as the attribution of the phrase - "If a gentleman happens to be born in a stable, it does not follow that he should be called a horse" - which is said to be in response to a question posed to him asking if he were Irish.

    These words were actually said by Daniel O'Connell who said those words on 1 October 1843, at a dinner speech after the Monster Meeting earlier that day in Mullaghmast. You can see it on page 93 of Shaw’s Authenticated Report of the Irish State Trials (1844).

    Daniel O'Connell had said: ""The poor old Duke! What shall I say of him? To be sure he was born in Ireland, but being born in a stable does not make a man a horse." Shaw's Authenticated Report of the Irish State Trials (1844), p. 93 - http://tinyurl.com/mgfwce9

    There are also a couple of lectures involving Napoleon.

    Full programme details can be found here: http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=obtwhejab&oeidk=a07e86oe87m3885fcd6
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  • #2
    Santa Cruz
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 3,126 ✭✭✭Santa Cruz


    This sounds fascinating but I'm washing my hair that night.


  • #3
    WildSaffron
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 102 ✭✭WildSaffron


    Har de har.

    Although having started to read up about Wellington - it is a fascinating era and I am drawn in.

    Good luck with the clean hair and all that.


  • #4
    Snickers Man
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,301 ✭✭✭Snickers Man


    Pah! Boards.ie readers would have found this out four years ago.

    In fact I think Boards should get an acknowledgement. :D


  • #5
    Fratton Fred
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26,567 ✭✭✭✭Fratton Fred


    Snickers Man wrote: »
    Pah! Boards.ie readers would have found this out four years ago.

    In fact I think Boards should get an acknowledgement. :D

    Actually, I think you deserve the acknowledgment. God knows how many times I've linked to that post when I've heard the old urban myth.


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