Phoenix Cricket Club: Heritage & History

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Phoenix Cricket Club, Friday 20th August

Visit Phoenix Cricket Club and hear the history of Ireland's oldest sports club and the stories of the great characters who played here.

About this event
As part of Heritage Week on Friday 20th August Phoenix Cricket Club are hosting an afternoon of stories , charting our heritage and history from our founding in 1830 by Charles Stewart Parnell's father, through the bombing by the Nazis, the first female president in the Park (before Mary Robinson), our brilliant cricketers, and great triumphs, to our present culturally diverse club .

We will host four 20 minute story slots (14.30, 15.00, 15.30, 16.00) with the inimitable John Mullins (half a century and not out).

This will be Covid compliant, so numbers are limited. We will also have an online version, if you're not lucky enough to secure a ticket.


Date:
Friday 20th August
Time:
2.30pm
Price:
Free
Address:
Phoenix Cricket Club, Saint James' (part of Phoenix Park), Dublin, Ireland

Google Map of Phoenix Cricket Club, Saint James' (part of Phoenix Park), Dublin, Ireland

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