Events in August 2016
27 August 2016: Interdenominational service for DMP and RIC dead of 1916, Mount Argus, Dublin 6W
On Saturday 27 August 2016 an interdenominational service to commemorate members of the Dublin Metropolitan Ploice (DMP) and Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) killed during the Easter Rising of 1916 was held at the Church of St Paul of the Cross, Mount Argus, Dublin 6W, at 2.30pm. This event was organised by the Harp Society. The ceremony…
Read More26 August 2016: ‘Revolutionary masculinities’ symposium, Maynooth University, Co. Kildare
On Friday 26 August Maynooth University hosted a one-day symposium entitled ‘Revolutionary masculinities’. This explored the significance of concepts of masculinity and male identity in public life and political discourse during the revolutionary decade 1912-23. Speakers included Maeve Casserly, Brian Hughes, and Jennifer Redmond. Follow this link for the conference programme From the International encyclopaedia…
Read More25 August 2016: ‘The geography of war’, Donegal County Museum, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
On Thursday 25 August, as part of Heritage Week, Donegal County Museum presented a lecture by Patrick Hugh Lynch, entitled ‘The geography of war’. Over the years, Lynch has carried out considerable research into the returning Irish servicemen and women from the First World War during the early days of the Irish Free State. From Dublin…
Read More22 August 2016: ‘Click, create, commemorate’, Monkstown Parish Church, Monkstown, Co. Dublin
On Monday 22 August 2016, as part of Heritage Week, Monkstown Parish Church, Monkstown, Co. Dublin, hosted a presentation by Patrick Hugh Lynch entitled ‘Click, creat, commemorate’. This focused on his vast collection of photographs relating to Ireland and the First World War, and commemorative ceremonies relating to the Irish dead of the war. The…
Read More21 August 2016: Annual Collins/Griffith commemoration, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin 11
On Sunday 21 August 2016 Glasnevin Trust hosted the annual Collins-Griffith commemoration, marking the deaths of both Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins in August 1922. Each year, in mid-August, the Collins-Griffith Commemoration Society organises the ceremony at Glasnevin Cemetery to commemorate the lives and legacies of two of the chief architects of the Irish Free State.…
Read More14 August 2016: ‘Writing the past: an afternoon with Dermot Bolger and Donal O’Kelly’, National Museum of Ireland – Country Life, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
On Sunday 14 August 2016 the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life, Castlebar, Co. Mayo hosted a rare performance by the award winning playwright and actor, Donal O’Kelly, of his one-man 50 minute play, Hairy Jaysus, which examines Francis Sheehy-Skeffington’s legacy as viewed through the eyes of a Dublin street beggar today. The performance…
Read More7-11 August 2016: ‘Embers of Easter’: Parnell Summer School, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
From Sunday 7 August to Thursday 11 August the 2016 Parnell Summer School took place in Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow, on the subject of the ‘Embers of Easter’. A wide range of speakers explored the contexts and legacies of the Easter Rising of 1916. Speakers included Dermot Bolger, Roy Foster, Brian Hanley, Edward Madigan, and Ed…
Read More3 August 2016: Opening of ‘Sir Roger Casement: voice of the voiceless, National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7
On 3 August 2016 an exhibition entitled ‘Sir Roger Casement: voice of the voiceless’, opened at the National Museum of Ireland (Decorative Arts and History), Collins Barracks, Dublin 7, to mark the centenary of his execution on 3 August 1916. Roger Casement (1864-1916) was born in Sandycove, Co. Dublin, the youngest child of four of an Antrim family.…
Read More3 August 2016: Special event to commemorate Roger Casement, Casement Aerodrome, Baldonnel, Co. Dublin
On Wednesday 3 August 2016 a special event took place in the Casement Aerodrome in Baldonnel, Co. Dublin, between 11 am and 5 pm to commemorate the life and legacy and, particularly, the humanitarian work of Roger Casement. Casement was a prominent diplomat, and was knighted by the British for his service in the Colonial Office.…
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