Events in January 2019
30 January 2019: ‘Girls in silk kimonos’, National Library of Ireland, Dublin 2
On Wednesday 30 January 2019 the National Library of Ireland, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2, in association with Dublin Lyric, hosted a performance of the late Miriam Gallagher’s play Girls in Silk Kimonos. Originally written for radio, the play centres on the correspondence between Constance Markievicz and her sister Eva Gore-Booth, focusing on Constance’s election to Westminster in…
Read More26 January 2019: ‘1919: Birth of a counter-state’, DCU St Patrick’s Campus, Dublin 9
On Saturday 26 January DCU hosted a seminar entitled ‘1919: Birth of a counter state’. This explored the beginnings of the Irish War of Independence and the establishment of the structures of a counter state with the foundation of the first Dáil Éireann in January 1919. Speakers included Catriona Crowe, Anne Dolan (TCD); Cecilié Gordon (Irish…
Read More26 January 2019: ‘An Chéad Dáil: Centenary of the First Dáil seminar’, Wexford Library
On Saturday 26 January 2019 Wexford Town Library commemorated the centenary of the First Dáil with a half day seminar. Speakers included Elaine Callinan (Carlow College), Maurice Manning (NUI), and Jim Ryan. The seminar took place in Wexford Town Library, Wexford. From RTÉ Archives: The first Dáil.
Read More23 January 2019: ‘Sworn to be free: a nation reborn’, Naas, Co. Kildare
On Wednesday 23 January 2019 Kildare Decade of Commemorations Committee presented a commemorative event, entitled ‘Sworn to be free: a nation reborn’, to mark the centenary of the meeting of the first Dáil Éireann in 1919. Of the 73 Sinn Féin MP’s who constituted themselves as the TD’s of the first Dáil only 28 (some…
Read More21 January 2019: ‘Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the first Dáil’, Galway/Claregalway, Co. Galway
On Monday 21 January 2019 Galway County Council presented two lectures, to be delivered twice in two separate venues, to mark the centenary of the first Dáil. The first lecture, entitled ‘Revolution at the ballot box: County Galway and the 1918 general election’ was delivered by Conor McNamara, and the second lecture, entitled ‘From suffrage…
Read More21 January 2019: ‘Girls in silk kimonos’, National Library of Ireland, Dublin 2
On Monday 21 January 2019 the National Library of Ireland, Merrion Square West, Dublin 2, in association with Dublin Lyric, hosted a performance of the late Miriam Gallagher’s play Girls in Silk Kimonos. Originally written for radio, the play centres on the correspondence between Constance Markievicz and her sister Eva Gore-Booth, focusing on Constance’s election to Westminster in…
Read More21 January 2019: Centenary sitting of Dáil Éireann, Mansion House, Dublin 2
On Monday 21 January 2019 a special centenary sitting of Dáil Éireann convened in the Round Room of the Mansion House, Dawson St, Dublin 2, marking the first meeting of Dáil Éireann in the venue in which it took place. Teachtaí Dála were joined by members of Seanad Éireann, descendants of those elected to the first Dáil,…
Read More19—21 January 2019: Soloheadbeg ambush centenary events, Co. Tipperary
From Saturday 19 to Monday 21 January 2019 a wide range of events took place in Co. Tipperary to mark the centenary of the Soloheadbeg ambush, which is generally taken to mark the beginning of the War of Independence. This included lectures, a one-day conference, a History Ireland ‘Hedge School’ debate, services of remembrance, performances,…
Read More18-20 January 2019: Dublin City Council commemoration of first Dáil Éireann, Mansion House, Dublin 2
From Friday 18 January to Sunday 20 January 2019 Dublin City Council presented a series of open days in the Mansion House, Dublin 2, to mark the centenary of the first meeting of Dáil Éireann in the Mansion House on 21 January, 1919. Over three days, the public were invited to visit the building, and view the…
Read More17 January 2019: ‘Marching on the road to Freedom: Reflections on a Centenary Dáil Éireann 1919, National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7
On Thursday 17 January 2019 the National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7, hosted an afternoon seminar entitled ‘Marching on the Road to Freedom: Reflections on a Centenary: Dáil Éireann 1919’. As the museum launches a new exhibition of artefacts and documents on the First Dáil 1919, entitled ‘Marching on the Road…
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