Events in May 2015
12 May 2016: Dublin performance of ‘A Terrible Beauty – Áille na hÁille’, Pro-Cathedral, Dublin 2
On Thursday 12 May 2016 the first performance in Dublin of Charlie Lennon’s Suite A Terrible Beauty – Áille na hÁille, commissioned by Gael Linn for the 1916 centenary, took place in Saint Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Marlborough Street on Thursday 12 May 2016 at 7:30pm. The event not only featured this newly composed work, but was…
Read More29 May 2015: Tour of ‘Recovered voices’ exhibition, National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7
On Friday 29 May 2015 curator Lar Joye conducted a tour of the exhibition Recovered voices: the stories of the Irish at war, 1914-15 in the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7. Click here to learn more about Recovered voices.
Read More28 May 2015: Belfast launch of ‘Letters of 1916’ project, PRONI
On Thursday 28 May the Belfast launch of the Letters of 1916 project took place at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) from 6.30-9.30pm. The project was originally set up to create a crowd-sourced archive of personal letters and testimonies relating to the period before and after the Easter Rising, from 1 November 1915…
Read More22-23 May 2015: ‘Paths to Freedom’, King House, Co. Roscommon
On 22-23 May 2015 King House, Boyle, Co. Roscommon, hosted an event entitled Paths To Freedom, organised by Roscommon County Council Arts Office and Library Services. Building on last year’s successful Great War Roadshow at King House, this year’s event also showcased the revolutionary decade 1912-1923. Paths To Freedom outlined the changing nature of Irish…
Read More18 May 2015: ‘The search for 16’, Donegal County Museum, Letterkenny
On Monday 18 May 2015 – International Museum Day 2015 – Donegal County Museum, High Road, Letterkenny, hosted an event entitled ‘The search for 16’. Members of the public were invited to bring in items that are associated with 1916. Staff were on hand to assist with identification, and to photograph or scan items suitable…
Read More18 May 2015: opening of RNLI touring exhibition ‘Hope in the Great War’, National Library of Ireland, Dublin 2
On 18 May 2015 the launch took place in the National Library of Ireland of the Dublin exhibit of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) travelling centenary exhibition ‘Hope in the Great War’. Touring RNLI museums, lifeboat stations and partner museums, it honours the courage and determination of those who saved lives in the midst of…
Read More15-16 May 2015: Second Knocklong commemorative seminar: ‘Ex-British soldiers and the War of Independence: a pan-Munster perspective’,, Knocklong, Co. Limerick
On Friday 15 and Saturday 16 May the second Knocklong Commemorative Seminar 2015 took place at Knocklong Community Centre, Knocklong, Co. Limerick. The rescue of the Tipperary IRA Volunteer Seán Hogan at Knocklong on 13 May 1919 was a sequal to the Soloheadbeg ambush, generally recognised as the first engagement in the Irish War of…
Read More12 May 2015: Event to mark 99th anniversary of execution of Seán Mac Diarmada, Ballinamore Library, Co. Leitrim
On 12 May 2015, to mark the 99th anniversary of the execution of Seán Mac Diarmada, Ballinamore Library, Ballimanore, Co. Leitrim, hosted an exhibition and display of memorabilia associated with Mac Diarmada. In addition to the exhibition, a 1966 documentary about Mac Diarmada was shown in the library (on continuous loop) between the hours of 2:30-7:30pm.…
Read More10 May 2015: Tour of ‘Recovered voices’ exhibition, National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7
On 10 May 2015 curator Lar Joye conducted a tour of the exhibition Recovered voices: the stories of the Irish at war, 1914-15 in the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7. Click here to learn more about Recovered voices.
Read More9 May 2015: Ann Matthews’ lecture on ‘separation women’ of the First World War, Irish Labour History Society Museum, Beggars Bush, Dublin 4
On Saturday 9 May Dr. Ann Matthews presented a talk on the ‘separation women’ of the First World War in the Irish Labour History Society Museum in Beggars Bush, Dublin, 4, at 4pm. From Century Ireland: Drunkenness of soldiers wives condemned.
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