The theme of this year's conference is: Patrimoine / Cultural Heritage in France and / or Ireland.
A draft programme is attached below and as you can see various topics will be discussed ranging across Irish and French literature, history and culture. I will be speaking about the French Ambassador to Ireland's residence and how it represents French heritage in Ireland.
The first French Minister to the Irish Free State, Charles Alphand, took up office on 29 July 1930. The Minister and his staff operated from offices on St. Stephen's Green while the building on Dublin's Ailesbury Road was being refurbished. The legation was officially opened on 11 May 1931. I am really looking forward to the conference.
For more information on the conference, go to the following website http://arrow.dit.ie/afis/
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