Events in August 2014
29 August 2014: Ecumenical service of remembrance for the dead of the First World War, Portarlington, Co. Laois
An ecumenical service of remembrance service took place in Portarlington, Co. Laois, on Friday 29 August 2014 to commemorate 90 men from the town and surrounding areas that lost their lives in the First World War. Those attending met at St Michael’s Church Patrick Street before marching to St Paul’s Church (Church of Ireland). Full…
Read More28 August 2014: Elaine Callinan lecture on ‘Ireland and the Great War’, Bunclody Public Library, Co. Wexford
At 7.00pm on Thursday 28 August Dr. Elaine Callinan (St. Patrick’s College, Carlow) delivered a lecture in Bunclody Public Library on ‘Ireland and the Great War’. This will discuss how the war started, the condition of Ireland on the eve of war, and explored some aspects of the experience of the c. 210,000 Irishmen who…
Read More23 August 2014: Commemoration to mark first Irish Victoria Cross winner of World War One, Glasnevin Cemetery
On 23 August 2014 Heather Humphreys TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, marked the 100th anniversary of the first award of a Victoria Cross to an Irish man serving in the British Army during the First World War at a commemorative event in Glasnevin Cemetery. The Victoria Cross is the highest military honour for…
Read More17 August 2014: Roger Casement lecture, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin
On Sunday 17 August 2014 a commemoration took place in Glasnevin Cemetery to mark the death of the humanitarian and republican Sir Roger Casement (1864-1916), who was executed in London on 3 August 1916 and re-interred in Glasnevin in 1966. The event began at 2.30pm, with a graveside oration by Dr. Martin Mansergh. This was…
Read More17 August 2014: Annual commemoration of the deaths of Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins, Glasnevin Cemetery
The annual Collins-Griffith commemoration took place in Glasnevin Cemetery on Sunday 17 August 2014, to mark the deaths of both Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins in August 1922. Arthur Griffith (31 March 1872 – 12 August 1922) was the politician and journalist who founded and later led the political party Sinn Féin. He served as President…
Read More16 August 2014: Minister Heather Humphreys attends Royal British Legion commemoration, Armagh
On Saturday 16 August 2014 Heather Humphreys TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage, and the Gaeltacht, attended a commemorative event in Armagh marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World. Belgian and French representatives were also in attendance. The event was organised by the City of Armagh branch of the Royal British Legion, and…
Read More11 August 2014: Roy Foster lecture on ‘The revolutionary generation in Ireland’, Waterford
At 7.30pm on Monday 11 August 2014 Prof. Roy Foster (Oxford) gave a public lecture in Waterford Medieval Museum entitled ‘The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland (and Waterford), 1890-1922’, based on his forthcoming book on the subject. This was the Waterford 1100 talk for August, organised by Waterford Treasures. From UCD HistoryHub: Roy Foster on Ireland’s revolutionary generation.
Read More10—14 August 2014: Parnell Summer School, Avondale, Co. Wicklow
The 2014 Parnell Summer School took place from 10—14 August 2014 at Avondale demesne, Co. Wicklow, the ancestral home of Charles Stewart Parnell. The theme of the 2014 school was ‘War & Peace’, marking the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. The programme for the 2014 school was intended to go beyond a…
Read More9 August 2014: Decade of Centenaries conference, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
On Saturday 9 August 2014 Co. Leitrim Peace III Partnership presented a conference relating to the ‘Decade of Centenaries’, entitled ‘Reflecting on events a century ago that have an impact on life in Ireland today’. The conference took place in Be Park Resource Centre, Manorhamilton, from 10am-4pm. Speakers included Roisín Higgins (Teeside University), Eunan O’Halpin…
Read More7 August 2014: William Mulligan lecture on ‘The road to war’, Ulster Museum, Belfast
On 7 August 2014 William Mulligan (UCD) will gave lecture in the Ulster Museum, Belfast, as part of the joint lecture series being organised by National Museums Northern Ireland and the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), entitled ‘The road to war’. Dr. Mulligan’s lecture was entitled ‘The outbreak of the First World War’.…
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