Events in September 2014
26 September—8 October 2014: Dublin Festival of History
The Dublin Festival of History ran from 26 September to 8 October 2014. The festival, which is managed by Dublin Public Libraries, was first hosted in 2013, and consisted of a wide range of events: a series of lectures and discussions hosted in Dublin Castle Printworks; walking tours, public talks hosted in Dublin City Hall…
Read More25 September 2014: Beginning of debate series on ‘Ireland, 1912-1923: an island in turmoil and transition’, Belfast
On 25 September a series of debates began in Belfast entitled ‘Ireland 1912-1923: an island in turmoil and transition’. The debates addressed seven key issues in the history of the Irish revolution, and were conducted by Tom Hartley and Philip Orr, who will each deliver a short presentation, which will be followed by an open…
Read More25 September 2014: Catriona Pennell lecture on ‘Ireland’s entry into war, 1914: Acceptance or refusal?’, Ulster Museum, Belfast
On 25 September 2014 Catriona Pennell (Exeter) gave a 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. Pennell’s lecture was entitled ‘Ireland’s entry into war, 1914: Acceptance or…
Read More24 September 2014: ‘Remembering World War One: the Donegal story’, Donegal County Museum, Letterkenny
On Wednesday 24 September 2014 Donegal County Museum’s major new exhibition on Donegal and World War One was officially opened. The exhibition tells the story of World War One through the experiences of Donegal men who served in the British and Dominion armies during the war, along with the experiences of men and women in Donegal itself.…
Read More21 September 2014: Rededication of WW1 graves, Deans Grange Cemetery, Dublin
On Sunday September 21, 2014 An Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, Cllr. Marie Baker, oversaw the rededication of the graves of a number of veterans of World War One as part of a series of council events marking the centenary of the start of the First World War. Also in attendance were a number…
Read More20-21 September 2014: ‘"Their name liveth for evermore": Cahir and World War One, 1914-18’, Cahir, Co. Tipperary
On 20-21 September Cahir Social and Historical Society organised a two-day commemorative event entitled ‘”Their name liveth for evermore”: Cahir and the World War On, 1914-18’. Cahir was a major garrison town, and 88 men from the town and locality were killed in the First World War. The events over the weekend included lectures,…
Read More19 September 2014: World War One event for Culture Night, Holy Cross College, Drumcondra, Dublin
From 6pm to 9pm on Culture Night, Friday 19 September, Holy Cross College, Drumcondra, hosted an event highlighting its links to the First World War. There will be lecture on Fr. Francis Gleeson, chaplain to the Royal Munster Fusiliers, which was followed by contemporary music, a recital of war poetry, and an exhibition of images of…
Read More19 September 2014: ‘The road to Woodenbridge’, Culture Night, UCD Newman House, Dublin
From 6pm to 9pm on Culture Night, Friday 19 September, UCD’s Newman House hosted an event entitled ‘Acts and arms: the road to Woodenbridge, September 1914’, to tie in with two major commemorative milestones. On 18 September, the Government of Ireland Act (1914) was signed into law. On 20 September, John Redmond made his famous speech…
Read More18 September 2014: Opening of Wicklow World War One memorial, Woodenbridge, Co. Wicklow
On Thursday 18 September Mr Charles Flanagan TD, Minister for Foreign Affairs, officially opened a memorial park at Woodenbridge, Co. Wicklow, to commemorate natives and residents of Co. Wicklow who died as a result of the First World War. The origins of the project date back to 2012, when the Wicklow War Memorial Committee was…
Read More18 September 2014: Pauric Travers lecture on ‘Ireland’s Home Rule Bill and John Redmond, MP’, Wexford Library
To mark the centenary of the final passage and suspension of the Government of Ireland 1914—the ‘Home Rule Bill—on Thursday 18 September 2014 at 7.00pm in Wexford Town Library Dr. Pauric Travers (St. Patricks College) gave a lecture entitled ‘Ireland’s Home Rule Bill and John Redmond, MP’. This located the passage of the Home Rule…
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