President receives members of Balbriggan and District Historical Society on a courtesy call

Wed 13th Oct, 2021 | 11:30
location: (Dublin) Áras an Uachtaráin

(Dublin) Áras an Uachtaráin

Wednesday, 13th October, 2021

President receives members of Balbriggan and District Historical Society on a courtesy call

President Michael D. Higgins was today presented with a commemorative medal depicting the sack of Balbriggan by the Balbriggan & District Historical Society.

The society is this year celebrating its 40th anniversary, following its foundation in 1981. Last year the society organised a series of events to mark the centenary of the sack of Balbriggan, which occurred on the night of 20 September 1920.

A statement by President Higgins on the centenary, initially published on 20 September 2020, is available here.