War, Diplomacy and Adventures: From The Blackwater Valley to The Far East

Sunday, 3rd May 2020 @ 11am
Dromana House Cappoquin Co. Waterford

11am Coffee

  • Sir Charles Keane (Cappoquin House): ‘Lord Keane, Baron of Ghuznee and Cappoquin’
  • Henry Wilks (Camphire House): ‘Sir Henry Dobbs, High Commissioner to Iraq 1923 – 1929’.

Lunch
Two Travel writers in conversation: Dervla Murphy (Lismore) and Sophy Roberts (Dorset):

  • Dervla Murphy is well known for her many travel books, including her first book ‘Full Tilt’, chronicling her bike journey from Lismore to India in 1963.
  • Sophy Roberts, travel correspondent to a number of magazines, has just published her first book ‘The Lost Pianos of Siberia’.

Afternoon tea and guided tour of the Gardens
Enquiries & booking email: info@dromanahouse.com Tel: 086 8186305

€70 pp or €125 for 2 persons to include morning coffee, lunch and afternoon tea. Early booking advised: Numbers limited. Programme subject to change without notice