Events in August 2014
4 August 2014: President Higgins attends ceremony to mark outbreak of World War One, Liège, Belgium
On 4 August President Higgins’ attended the official ceremony held in Liège, Belgium, to mark the outbreak of hostilities during the First World War. Liège was the first city to be attacked by German forces in August 1914, and the commemoration was hosted by Belgium in Liège. Over seventy countries were invited to attend, and 16…
Read More4 August 2014: Minister Heather Humphreys attends centenary commemorations of the outbreak of World War One in Glasgow and Belfast
On Monday 4 August 2014 Heather Humphreys TD, the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, attended a number of events in both Glasgow and Belfast to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War One. In the morning Minister Humphreys attended a service at St. Mungo’s Cathedral, Glasgow, before laying a wreath during a…
Read More4 August 2014: Beginning of Cavan commemorative programme to mark centenary of outbreak of World War One, Cavan
4 August 2014 marks the beginning of a series of events organised by Cavan County Council to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War One. This involves a wide range of re-enactments, lectures, debates, performances, exhibitions and commemorations, along with a dedicated conference on the First World War organised by Cavan County Libraries…
Read More4 August 2014: Philip Orr lecture on ‘The day Ireland went to war’, Belfast Central Library
At 6.30pm on Monday 4 August 2014, to mark the anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War, Philip Orr (The road to the Somme) presented a lecture in Belfast Central Library entitled ‘The day Ireland went to war’. From the BBC: The Northern Whig and Belfast Evening Telegraph report the outbreak of…
Read More4 August 2014: Lecture series and exhibition on First World War, Féile an Phobail, Belfast
At 1pm on Monday 4 August 2014, as part of Féile an Phobail, an exhibition by the 6th Connaught Rangers Research Project was launched at Falls Road Library, Belfast, entitled ‘Rediscovering the Belfast Nationalists who fought in World War One’. The launch was addressed by Siobhan Brennan Deane of the 6th Connaught Rangers Research Project. The exhibition also incorporated an exterior…
Read More3 August 2014: Official state commemoration of outbreak of World War One, Pro-Cathedral, Dublin
The official state centenary commemoration of the outbreak of World War One was marked with a memorial Mass on Sunday 3 August at 11.ooam in St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Marlborough Street, Dublin 2, celebrated by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, who observed in his homily that ‘our remembering the First World War and those who gave their lives…
Read More1—3 August 2014: Commemoration to mark outbreak of World War One and associated events, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
To mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, Mayo County Council organised a series of events on 1—3 August 2014. Thes events began on Friday 1 August, with the launch by Dr Myles Dungan (RTÉ) of an exhibition of First World War memorabilia at Mayo County Library, Castlebar. This was followed…
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