From Skibbereen to the Moon: the Extraordinary Lives of Agnes and Ellen Clerke
An illustrated talk by Finola Finlay
12:15 - 13:00 Monday November 14, 2022
Open to the public, no registration required.
Join in on this zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83183229142
Agnes and Ellen Clerke grew up in Skibbereen during the Famine. Entirely educated at home, they moved as young adults to Dublin, then Italy and finally settled in London. Agnes started writing her History of Astronomy when she was 15 - it was published to enormous acclaim in 1885. She became the foremost science writer of her day and a crater on the moon is named after her. Ellen, although she too studied astronomy, developed a career writing, in several languages, about literary and social issues.
Clerke Crater
This crater on the moon was named after Irish Astronomy Writer Agnes Clerke
The Presenter
Finola Finlay lives in West Cork. She studied history and archaeology in UCC and in Canada and now writes, with her husband Robert Harris, the popular arts and culture blog, Roaringwater Journal. She has written several papers for local historical journals and for the Irish Arts Review, and is a contributor to The Gazetteer of Irish Stained Glass (2021).
There will be a direct linkup with the 4th Year History class at Skibbereen Community School. Other schools are welcome to attend.
Thanks to: The students in the 4th Year History Class at Skibbereen Community School, and their History teacher, PJ Fitzgerald.
When
12:15 - 13:00 Monday November 14, 2022
Where
Online via Zoom - Link Below
Zoom Link
Join via this zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83183229142
How much
Free online event, supported by Science Foundation Ireland