2021 Events
Theatre and Treaty: Arthur Griffith’s Reputation as Impugned by W.B. Yeats and Frank Pakenham
Tuesday 9 November, 7pm Speaker: Professor Colum Kenny, Professor Emeritus Dublin City University Join Professor Colum Kenny as he looks at the remarkable relationship between Arthur Griffith and W.B. Yeats, in the context of Griffith’s reputation. Platform: Zoom Book Here Founder of Sinn Féin, Chairman of the Treaty delegation and President of Dáil Éireann, Arthur Griffith was…
Read MoreWomen of Independence
Women of Independence Women of Independence is a filmed theatrical performance that presents the real-life experiences of four Irish women during the War of Independence through a cast of community actors. Produced by An Táin Arts Centre in association with Upstate Theatre Project Women of Independence is Part II of the Remembrance Trilogy and the…
Read MoreShadows from the Trenches. Veterans of the Great War and the Irish Revolution, 1918-1923
Speaker: Dr Emmanuel Destenay, Sorbonne Université 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Irish War of Independence and represents an opportunity to shed new light on the roles played by British veterans. Join Dr Emmanuel Destenay as he tracks their trajectories, illuminating their hopes, expectations and uncertainties. Available here: https://nli.ticketsolve.com/shows/1173616360
Read MoreWomen’s Activism in the Irish Revolution
Women’s Activism in the Irish Revolution 26th October @ 4.15pm https://www.crowdcast.io/e/womensrevolution/register
Read MoreThe Great Northern Railway, Louth and the Revolution
Encounters with Jack B. Yeats
To mark the occasion of Jack B Yeats 150th anniversary, The Model presented a new six-episode Podcast series, called Encounters with Jack B Yeats. The series featured rediscovered original audio of Yeats in conversation with curator Thomas MacGreevy; re-enacted source material by Yeats’ peer, the writer and activist Dorothy Macardle; alongside contemporary responses by artists Ruth Clinton…
Read MoreLouth Decade of Centenaries
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Read MoreOctober 2021
News and updates on the programme of commemorations relating to the events in Irish history that took place between 1912 and 1923. If you would like to inform us of any suitable material for future newsletters – anything related to the Decade of Centenaries – please feel free to email centenaries@historyireland.com. 1. Lectures and Events (some require registration) Dublin Festival of History DETAILS &…
Read MoreSeptember 2021
News and updates on the programme of commemorations relating to the events in Irish history that took place between 1912 and 1923. If you would like to inform us of any suitable material for future newsletters – anything related to the Decade of Centenaries – please feel free to email centenaries@historyireland.com. 1. Lectures and Events (some require registration) Dublin Festival of History DETAILS &…
Read MoreMinister Martin to open Treaty 1921 – Records from the Archives exhibition in London
Minister Martin to open Treaty 1921 – Records from the Archives exhibition in London The exhibition opening will mark 100 years from the start of negotiations on the Anglo-Irish Treaty at 10, Downing Street on 11 October 1921 Irish and British Treaties to be reunited 100 years after signing The Anglo-Irish Treaty is one of…
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