Events in July 2014
18 July 2015: Inaugural Sarah Lundberg Summer School: ‘Kathleen Lynn: a truly radical woman’, East Wall, Dublin 3
On Saturday 18 July Dublin’s East Wall History Group, in association with the Alternative Visions Oral History Group, hosted the inaugural Sarah Lundberg Summer School, in memory of the late archivist and historian Sarah Lundberg. The subject of the summer school was the life of the trade unionist and medical professional Kathleen Lynn, who served…
Read More31 July 2014: Dedication of Cross of Sacrifice, Glasnevin Cemetery
On Thursday 31 July President Michael D. Higgins led a ceremony to dedicate the newly installed Cross of Sacrifice in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin 11. The erection of the cross is a cooperative venture between Glasnevin Trust and the Commonwealth Graves Commission (CWGC). The service was attended by a wide range of public, diplomatic, and military representatives,…
Read More30 July 2014: Launch of Irish Life and Lore oral history collection on ‘The Irish country house and the Great War’, National Library of Ireland
At 3pm on Wednesday 30 July the latest Irish Life and Lore oral history collection, entitled The Irish Country House and the Great War, was launched in the National Library of Ireland, Dublin, by Minister Aodán Ó Riordáin TD. The launch was also addressed by the British Ambassador, HE Dominick Chilcott, and Mr Kevin Myers.…
Read More28 July 2014: RTÉ programming schedule for First World War centenary begins
Beginning on 28 July 2014, RTÉ is broadcasting an extensive range of programming on both TV and radio to mark the outbreak of the First World War. This will consist of reports on the centenary events themselves, documentaries, dramas, panel discussions, and readings of key works relating to the outbreak of the war, and will…
Read More27 July 2014: ASGARD commemoration at Howth
The official commemoration of the centenary anniversary of the landing of arms on 26 July 1914 by the yacht Asgard at Howth, and the subsequent loss of life at Bachelor’s Walk, took place on Sunday 27 July 2014 at Howth harbour. Descendants and relatives of the key participants were guests of honour at these events, which were…
Read More26 July 2014: Howth gun-running centenary event at Glendalough House, Annamoe
On Saturday 26 July an event took place at Glendalough House, Annamoe, Co. Wicklow, to mark the centenary of the Howth gun-running. Glendalough House was the home of Erskine Childers, whose yacht Asgard was used to transport the shipment of rifles landed in Howth harbour on 26 July 1914. The event, which was organised in association with…
Read More26—27 July 2014: Heritage weekend to mark centenary of Kilcoole gun-running, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow
A heritage weekend took place in Kilcoole, County Wicklow, on 26-27 July 2014, to mark the centenary of the Kilcoole gun-running. This event took place on 2 August 1914, when approximately 600 Mauser rifles—the remainder of the weapons bought in Germany by the Irish Volunteers, some of which had previously been landed at Howth—were landed…
Read More26 July 2014: ‘The Howth gun-running: 100 years on’, National Museum, Collins Barracks
On Saturday 26 July the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7, hosted a one day conference to mark the centenary of the Howth gun-running. Speakers included Michael Laffan (UCD), Timothy Bowman (Kent), Padraig Yeates, and Theo Dorgan. The full programme can be viewed here. From Century Ireland: Gun-running at Howth.
Read More26 July 2014: ‘Great War Roadshow’, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
As part of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s Summer of Heritage programme a series of expert lecturers were presented by Myles Dungan at County Hall, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, as part of the ‘Great War Roadshow’, held on 26 July between 12.00-17.00. Learn more about the Great War Roadshow. To view a…
Read More25 July 2014: Saint Patrick’s Cathedral World War One exhibition available online
As of Friday 25 July, the interactive online exhibition ‘Lives remembered’ is available through the website of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. The exhibition explores the cathedral’s connections to World War One in terms of how the cathedral congregation was affected by the war; the manner in which the war is remembered in the cathedral through its monuments;…
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