Events in May 2016
26 May 2016: Commemoration of British military fatalities of Easter Rising, Grangegorman Military Cemetery, Dublin 7
On Thursday 26 May a ceremony was at Grangegorman Military Cemetery in recognition of the more than 125 British soldiers killed during the Easter Rising of 1916, a third of whom were in fact Irish. The joint British-Irish ceremony included readings of historical accounts, music and prayer. Minister for Foreign Affairs Charlie Flanagan TD and outgoing British Ambassador…
Read More31 May-1 June 2016: ‘Conflict and the city’ conference, Liberty Hall, Dublin 2
On Tuesday 31 and Wednesday 1 June Liberty Hall, Dublin 1, hosted a free public conference organised by Dublin City Council and UCD, entitled ‘Conflict and the city’. The street conflicts in Dublin from 1916 to 1922 led to major architectural destruction, which in turn brought about major urban rebuilding schemes. The the scars of conflict…
Read More31 May 2016: Commemoration of the Irish Sailor to mark centenary of Battle of Jutland, Belfast
On Tuesday 31 May, to mark the centenary of the Battle of Jutland, an event entitled ‘Commemoration of the Irish Sailor’ was held in Belfast. The event commemorated Irish sailors who served and find in the First World War, and took place at Alexandra Dock with HMS Caroline as the backdrop, during which the cruiser was officially…
Read More28 May 2016: Seán Heuston commemoration, Heuston Station, Dublin 8
On Saturday 28 May a special event took place at Heuston Station to remember Seán Heuston, after whom the station was renamed in 1966. Originally called Kingsbridge Station, it was the main depot for the Great Southern and Western Railway (GWSR). Heuston (1891-1916) was born in Dublin and worked as a clerk for the GWSR in…
Read More27 May 2016: Launch of ‘Kerry in 1916’, Boston College, Dublin 2
On Friday 27 May 2016 Boston College hosted the Dublin launch of Kerry 1916: histories and legacies of the Easter Rising, edited by Bridget McAulliffe, Mary McAuliffe, and Owen O’Shea. The book explores the role played by Kerry man and women in the Easter Rising, and the manner in which the Rising in Dublin impacted upon…
Read More26 May 2016: Lecture on ‘The archaeological landscape of WW1 in Flanders’, National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St, Dublin 2
On Thursday 26 May 2016 Prof. dr. Jean Bourgeois and dr. Birger Stichelbaut (Ghent University) presented a lecture entitled ‘The archaeological landscape of WW1 in Flanders’, as part of the ongoing ‘Archaeology of a decade of war’ series, being hosted as part of the National Museum of Ireland’s 1916 public engagement programme. This discussed how, thanks…
Read More23 May 2016: Launch of St Andrew’s School Roll Records Digitisation Project, St Andrew’s Resource Centre, Dublin 2
On Monday 23 May the St Andrew’s School Roll Records Digitisation Project was launched in St Andrew’s Resource Centre, 114-116 Pearse St, Dublin 2. This ongoing collaborative community project between students of Trinity College Dublin and St Andrews Resource Centre is digitising the school records of St Andrews National School from 1895 onwards, to provide…
Read More19 May 2016: ‘Eoin MacNeill: a reassessment of the scholar revolutionary’, National University of Ireland, Dublin 2
On Thursday 19 May the National University of Ireland held a seminar on the life and career of Eoin MacNeill (1867-1945), formerly Professor of Early Irish History at University College Dublin and Chief of Staff of the Irish Volunteers. The seminar will be chaired by Dr Maurice Manning, and participants included Mary Daly (UCD), Elva…
Read More19 May 2016: Lecture on ‘Recording Ireland’s First World War landscapes’, National Museum of Ireland, Kildare St, Dublin 2
On Thursday 19 May 2016 Ms. Heather Montgomery (QUB) gave a lecture entitled ‘Recording Ireland’s First World War landscapes’, as part of the ongoing ‘Archaeology of a decade of war’ series, hosted as part of the National Museum of Ireland’s 1916 public engagement programme. This lecture will describe archaeological investigations into the training of Kitchener’s…
Read More13-15 May 2015: Knocklong History Weekend, Knocklong, Co. Limerick
From Friday 13 to Sunday 15 May the Knocklong History Weekend took place in Knocklong, Co. Limerick. The rescue of the Tipperary IRA Volunteer Seán Hogan at Knocklong on 13 May 1919 was a sequel to the Soloheadbeg ambush, generally recognised as the first engagement in the Irish War of Independence. Hogan had participated in…
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