YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown State University history program collaborates with the Ancient Order of Hibernians to host former prime minister of Ireland Bertie Ahern as part of a pair of lectures on Friday.

Speakers will touch on some of Ireland’s momentous history.

“The Patrick Sarsfield Repatriation Project” at 10 a.m. Friday is a look into Patrick Sarsfield, an Irish mercenary soldier and leading figure in the Jacobite army that fled Ireland in 1960 as the “Wild Geese.” The talk will be given by Loic Guyon, French consul to Limerick, and he will detail the repatriation of Sarfield’s remains following the lost Battle of the Boyne.

The program at noon Friday will feature YSU history professor David Simonelli leading an interview with Ahern that will cover events such as the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, a political agreement ending over 30 years of violent conflict in Northern Ireland that was signed by Ahern.

National AOH President and YSU Director of Support Services Danny O’Connell will be hosting Guyon and Ahern during their visit to the area and looks forward to the collaborative efforts between the AOH and the history program.

According to O’Connell, “This is a very exciting visit and a unique experience all around. I’m elated to be able to share the history of Ireland and to include our community such as Dr. Simonelli and his students in an event such as this.”

Both events will be at the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry & Labor, 151 W. Wood St., Youngstown. Admission is free and open to the public.