This two-day conference commemorates the life of Aleen Cust (1868-1937). Aleen Cust was the first woman to become a veterinary surgeon in Ireland and the UK, and was born in County Tipperary, Ireland.
The conference will take place on Thursday 11th and Friday 12th of August in Mountbellew Agricultural College, Co. Galway and is hosted by Atlantic TU.
Some 16 talks by academics, veterinarians and historians will examine the life, times, pioneering work and death of the Tipperary-born Anglo Saxon aristocrat who was admitted to the Royal College register one hundred years ago (1922) two decades after she first commenced practice in Athleague, Co Roscommon.
The two-day event is organised by Galway, Roscommon and Tipperary County Council Heritage Officers and the local Aleen Cust Memorial Society supported by Atlantic TU.
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Conference Brochure
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Scientific Day - Thursday, 11th August 2022
To view the itinerary and book the Scientific Day of the conference, go to https://fullhouseevents.ie/aleen-cust-centenary-conference
Heritage Day - Friday, 12th August 2022
Talks on the second day of the Centenary Conference, Friday 12th August, are open to the public. Go to Aleen Cust Centenary Conference | Aleen Cust Centenary Conference (clr.events)
Further information
For further information on this two-day conference, please visit: https://heritage.galwaycommunityheritage.org/content/people/aleen-cust-3
This conference is part funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (Decade of Centenaries Local Authority Funding), Galway County Council, Roscommon County Council, Tipperary County Council, and Atlantic Technological University. It is an action of Galway County Council’s Decade of Commemoration Strategy 2013-2023. Official transport for the Aleen Cust Conference is provided by ŠKODA Monaghan & Sons Ltd., Tuam Road, Galway.
