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11 November 2018: ‘Armistice 100’ concert, Valentia, Co. Kerry
On 11 November 2018 St. John the Baptist Church, Knightstown, Valentia, Co. Kerry, presented a concert entitled ‘Armistice 100’ to mark the centenary of the armistice that officially ended the First World War. The concert was performed by baritone Gavan Ring, with Aoife O’Sullivan on piano, and will be compéred by Muiris Bric. The performance…
Read More11 November 2018: Civic commemoration of 1918 Armistice, Cork City
On Sunday 11 November 2018 a civic commemoration took place at the Cenotaph, South Mall, Cork City, to mark the centenary of the 1918 Armistice that ended the First World War. The Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Mick Finn, led the ceremony, which began at 10.15am. The ceremony was be attended by local public representatives, members of the…
Read More11 November 2018: Civic commemoration of 1918 Armistice, Naas, Co. Kildare
On Sunday 11 November 2018 a civic commemoration took place in Naas, Co. Kildare, to mark the centenary of the 1918 Armistice that ended the First World War, during which a memorial was unveiled on 11 November 2018 in remembrance of those from Co. Kildare who died. Kildare had an extremely strong military presence in the…
Read More11 November 2018: Launch of ‘Offaly and the Great War’ and pop-up exhibition, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
On 11 November 2018 Tullamore Library hosted the launch will take of Michael Byrne (ed.), Offaly and the Great War. Offaly Historical and Archaeological Society celebrated the launch by inviting a number of the contributors to read their essays on the centenary of the end of the First World War. The book was launched by Anna Marie…
Read More11 November 2018: State commemoration of Armistice Day, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin 11
On Sunday 11 November 2017 Glasnevin Trust hosted the official state event to mark Armistice Day, commemorating the end of the First World War. In 2008, Glasnevin Trust and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission set about the task of marking previously unmarked graves in Glasnevin Cemetery of World War I and World War II graves of soldiers,…
Read More11 November 2018: Royal British Legion events to mark centenary of the end of the First World War, Dublin
On Sunday 11 November 2018 the Royal British Legion (Republic of Ireland) organised a suite of events in Dublin to commemorate the centenary of the armistice that ended the First World War, on 11am on 11 November 1918. The Royal British Legion in association with the Trustees of the National War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge, Dublin 8,…
Read More11 November 2018: Events to mark centenary of 1918 armistice, Longford
On Sunday 11 November a number of commemorative events took place in Longford Town to mark the centenary of the armistice that ended the First World War. A service took place in St John’s (Church of Ireland) at 10am, followed by an ecumenical service and remembrance ceremony in the Market Square at 11am (gathering from…
Read More11 November 2018: Events to mark centenary of 1918 armistice, Sligo, Co. Sligo
On Sunday 11 November 2018 two events took place in Sligo Town to mark the centenary of the armistice that ended the First World War. At 11.11am, a silent procession left Quay Street to conclude at the war memorial at the top of Mail Coach Road. The event was non-political, non-religious and non-military. Participants were…
Read More‘Markievicz: Portraits and propaganda’, National Gallery of Ireland, 27 October 2018-10 February 2019
On 27 October 2018 the National Gallery of Ireland opened a new exhibition on the life of Constance Markievicz, née Gore-Booth (1868-1927), entitled Markievicz: Portraits and propaganda. Markiewicz was a leading figure of the Irish revolutionary period, playing a prominent role in the struggle for women’s suffrage and the fight for Irish independence. A trained artist, Markievicz…
Read More10-11 November 2018: Events to mark centenary of 1918 armistice, Waterford City
On Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 November a number of events took place in Waterford City to mark the centenary of the armistice that ended the First World War on 11 November 1918. At 10am on Saturday 10 November a commemorative mass was held in Ballybricken Church, Mayor’s Walk, Waterford. Later that evening, at 8pm, a lecture…
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