During the meeting held on 25 February, the Trust’s Directors announced the 2013 winner of the Military Heritage Annual Award in memory of Major Charlie Trainor MM. The Board selected Mr Matthew McGinty’s paper titled “O’Neill, O’Donnell, and the Nine Year Wars” for the award. Mr McGinty is a MA student of the National University of Ireland Galway.
Acknowledgements. The Directors formally acknowledged the involvement of Dr Pádraic Lenihan NUI Galway for overseeing the notification and submission process, and the three Judges – Professor Keith Jeffrey – Queens University, Doctor Ian Speller – NUI Maynooth, and Professor Eunan O’Halpin – Trinity College. The Trust will endeavour to have the winning paper published in an appropriate periodical such as History Ireland.
Submissions for 2014 Award. The Directors also endorsed the Terms of Reference for the 2014 Award. Entries for the 2014 Award should be submitted by 30 September 2014.
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