Earlier this year Professor Mallory published The Origins of the Irish which has received uniformly excellent reviews. He utilises evidence from a wide range of areas in presenting his arguments including archaeology, geology, linguistics and genetics.
In his presentation to the society, Professor Mallory will take a closer look at some of the book’s contents to elucidate and better illustrate some of the ideas expressed in it. Special attention will be devoted to when a language ancestral to Irish was brought to Ireland and how it may have spread.