Events in June 2015
2 June 2016: ‘CSI 1916: the search for Thomas Kent’, University College Cork
On Friday 2 June UCC hosted an event examining the science behind the recovery and identification of the remains of Thomas Kent (1865-1916), of Castlelyons, County Cork, the only one of the sixteen figures executed after the 1916 Easter Rising for involvement in armed action outside Dublin. Following his execution on 9 May 1916 in…
Read More1 June 2016: ‘The Somme: a wider set of reflections of experiences’, Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin 8
On Wednesday 1 June 2016 the Church of Ireland Historical Centenaries Working Group held an evening of presentations and discussion to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme; the all-island aspects of the battle and its legacy will be explored. The keynote speakers were Dr Gavin Hughes (Trinity College, Dublin), who will speak…
Read More30 June 2015: Launch of Trinity College Dublin exhibition ‘The Great War revisited’ on Google Cultural Institute
On Tuesday 30 June 2015 Trinity College Dublin in association with Google launched a new online exhibition entitled The Great War revisited, which is hosted on Google Cultural Institute. This exhibition features 60 exhibits of unique heritage material from TCD’s rare books and manuscripts collections relating to the Great War, including recruiting posters, letters, diaries, photographs,…
Read More27 June 2015: ‘1916 and the ethics of memory’, Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation, Co. Wicklow
On Saturday 27 June the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation hosted an all-island event, 1916 and the ethics of memory. President Michael D. Higgins delivered the opening address. The purpose of the event, moderated by broadcaster and journalist Olivia O’Leary, was to discuss the most appropriate manner of commemorating the year 1916, which saw…
Read More29 June 2015: Launch of ‘Conspirators: a photographic history of Ireland’s revolutionary underground’, Glasnevin Cemetery Museum, Dublin 11
On Monday 29 June Mercier Press and Glasnevin Trust launched Shane Kenna’s book Conspirators: a photographic history of Ireland’s revolutionary underground. The book is a photo-history of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) from its creation in the 1850s to its eventual dissolution in the 1920s. The launch took place at 5.30pm in Glasnevin Cemetery Museum. From History Ireland: the…
Read More27 June 2015: Universities Ireland conference: ‘Life and death in 1915’, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2
On Saturday 27 June Trinity College Dublin hosted the latest in a series of conferences being organised by Universities Ireland (UI) to mark the ‘Decade of Centenaries’, entitled ‘Life and death in 1915’. Universities Ireland in 2003 by the nine university presidents on the island of Ireland to promote and develop cooperation between their institutions (the…
Read More26-28 June: Byrne-Perry Summer School: ‘Glorious forever? Regional perspectives on the 1916 Rising’, Gorey, Co. Wexford
From Friday 26 June to Sunday 28 June the twentieth Byrne-Perry Summer School took place in Gorey, Co. Wexford, on the the theme ‘Glorious forever? Regional perspectives on the 1916 Rising’. While the events of the Easter Rising of 1916 primarily took place in Dublin, members of the Irish Volunteers assembled in various parts of…
Read More24-25 June: ‘Revival to revolution: the literary career of Thomas MacDonagh’, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin 2
On 25-26 June the National Gallery of Ireland hosted a two day events entitled Revival to revolution: the literary career of Thomas MacDonagh. The event was aimed at both academics and the general public and focused on the literary career of UCD lecturer and 1916 leader Thomas MacDonagh (1878-1916). It had a particular emphasis on MacDonagh’s involvement in the periodical…
Read More23 June—4 July: ANU present 1916 production ‘Glorious Madness’, Dublin 2
From Tuesday 23 June to Saturday 4 July ANU Productions presented Glorious Madness, a unique production exploring the experiences of eye-witnesses to the 1916 Easter Rising on the streets where it happened. Supported by Failte Ireland and Dublin City Council, Glorious Madness was an opportunity to see the Rising through the eyes of those whose actions and eye-witness…
Read More20 June 2015: ‘The north began: Ulster and the Irish revolution, 1900-1925, Trinity College Dublin
On Saturday 20 June 2015 Trinity College Dublin, in association with St Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, hosted a ‘Decade of Centenaries’ symposium entitled ‘The north began: Ulster and the Irish revolution, 1900-1925’. This public event explored the paradox that many of the individuals who revived Irish republicanism in the early twentieth century were from Ulster, yet were…
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