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Dr Ian Miller A History Of Ireland in Ten Body Parts – Book Launch
September 5 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
FREE
Join us for an Evening with Dr Ian Miller to celebrate the launch of
“A History of Ireland in Ten Body Parts”
Ian will be introduced by Dr Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire.
Skulls, heads, hands, height, legs, sex organs, blood, brains, stomachs, ears and corpses – discover Irish history through the prism of the body. From the brutal beheading of the 25-year-old, red-headed Clonycavan Man some 2,000 years ago, and the rich vein of information that has been preserved in his ‘bog body’, to the ancient skulls stolen from islands off Ireland’s west coast believed to be those of giants – here medical historian Dr Ian Miller brings readers on a uniquely entertaining journey through Irish history.
Encounter the famous scribes, including St Patrick, who preserved our knowledge of ancient Ireland by hand. Discover the fears of excessive tea drinking that were once such a great cause for concern on this isle. Meet the doctors who revolutionised Irish medicine in the 19th century – along with the gruesome bodysnatching that accompanied it. Here, fact and folklore intertwine to take you on a fascinating journey through Irish history as you’ve never experienced it before.
Dr Ian Miller is Lecturer in Medical History at Ulster University, Northern Ireland. Ian is author of six medical history books on topics including the force-feeding of hunger strikers and how the Irish diet changed after the Irish Famine. His work has featured in several BBC and RTÉ radio shows, and on Disney Plus.
Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire is an Irish lecturer and professional chef. He was awarded Ireland’s first PhD on food history, in October 2009.
This is a FREE event.