23.08.2013
Whitechurch Seminar to Commemorate the Lock Out
A seminar to commemorate the 1913 Workers Lock Out takes place in Whitechurch Parish Old Schools in the grounds of the church on Thursday September 19 at 7.45 pm. The seminar will focus on the Revd RM Gwynn SFTCD and his medical doctor wife, Eileen, who are buried in Whitechurch graveyard. RM Gwynn gave significant support to workers during the Lock Out.
The speakers will include Archbishop Michael Jackson who will address the subject of ‘Gwynn, the Educationalist’. Canon Patrick Comerford will talk about ‘Gwynn, the Priest’. Padraig Yeates will give a talk about ‘The Lock Out 1913’.
The seminar represents a local contribution to the centenary commemorations of the Lock Out which occur in the autumn. The Church of Ireland General Synod established a Commemorations Committee to mark the significant historic centenary dates on this island between 1912 and 1922. The evening will start with a short commemorative ceremony at the Gwynn grave in the church grounds. The seminar will commence at 8.00 pm.