Edgeworth Telegraph Heritage Week
A recreation of the 1803 event where Richard Lovell Edgeworth sent a message by his telegraph from Dublin to Galway
A recreation of the 1803 event where Richard Lovell Edgeworth sent a message by his telegraph from Dublin to Galway
A Day at the Semaphore Philip Brady enthusiastically shares his experience of our recreation of Edgeworth’s Telegraph! On Sunday, September 3, 2023, we successfully duplicated
Reflections on the 1st Edgeworth International Education Conference Rich heritage and history hidden in Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford Like most Longford denizens I know Edgeworthstown like
William Edgeworth the cartographer Son of Richard Lovell Edgeworth and his third wife Elizabeth. William Edgeworth’s practical interests initially followed those of his father, such
The construction of the Spire in Edgeworthstown Richard Lovell Edgeworth erected a pre-fabricated spire on the Church of St John in 1811 – it lasted
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Saturday11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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On the 17th of August 2024 as part of Heritage Week, with support from the County Heritage Officers, the Heritage Council, Longford County Council Libraries, Archives, Arts and Heritage,
IMMA, OPW and the Computer and Communications Museum Ireland on the NUIG Campus,
Ray Jordan and volunteers from the Maria Edgeworth Centre aim to simulate Edgeworth’s 1803 transmission by telegraph.
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Join us for this recreation of a key moment in the history of communications