Events in May 2016
13-15 May 2016: ‘Ireland’s women: revolution and remembrance’, Lissadell, Co. Sligo
From Friday 13 May to Sunday 15 May Sligo Field Club presented a three day conference entitled ‘Ireland’s women: revolution and remembrance, at Lissadell, Co. Sligo. The conference brought together the most significant and erudite historians of the work of women in achieving revolutionary change in Ireland and abroad. Beginning at 7pm on Friday 13 May…
Read More12 May 2016: Launch of ‘Saothar’ 1916 special edition, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1
On 12 May 2016 Liberty Hall hosted the launch of the latest issue of Saothar, the journal of the Irish Labour History Society. This special issue’of the journal was launched on the centenary of James Connolly’s execution in the aftermath of the Easter Rising. The issue includes essays, notes on sources and reviews, all with a concentration…
Read More11 May 2016: Lecture on ‘The latter days of the Celtic Revival in Ireland’, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin 2
On Wednesday 11 May 2016 the Royal Irish Academy presented the sixth and final lecture in its lunchtime lecture series on ‘Intellectual life in Ireland 1910-1920’. This series accompanied an exhibition on the same theme. Nicola Gordon Bowe (NCAD) gave a lecture entitled ‘”The great need of modern Ireland is to be re-united with its…
Read More9 May 2016: Launch of ‘Dublin City Council and the 1916 Rising’, Dublin City Hall, Dublin 2
On Monday 9 May Dublin City Hall hosted the launch of Dublin City Council and the 1916 Rising, edited by John Gibney. This is the latest in Dublin City Council’s series of ‘Decade of Commemorations’ publications, and is the first comprehensive look at the effect of the Easter Rising on the municipal authorities. Some fighting occurred…
Read More8 May 2016: ‘Walter Carpenter: a revolutionary life’, St Mary’s Community Centre, East Wall, Dublin 3
On Sunday 8 May East Wall History Group hosted a celebration of the life and work of Walter Carpenter of Caledon Road, East Wall. Carpenter was a prominent socialist and trade unionist in Dublin – he was an early organiser with the ITGWU, and secretary of the Socialist Party of Ireland. He served as the general secretary…
Read More7 May 2016: ‘1916 on our street’, Palmerston Place, Dublin 7
On Saturday 7 May Mountjoy Street, Palmerston Place and Middle Mountjoy Street (MPM) Residents’ Association (in association with Phizzfest and Dublin City Council) presented a community history event entitled ‘1916 on our street’, on Palmerston Place (off the top of Dominick Street), Dublin 7. This explored the connections of the neighbourhood with the 1916 Rising. From the…
Read More5 May 2016: Lecture on ‘Casement’s last adventure’, Kerry County Library, Tralee, Co. Kerry
On Thursday 5 May 2016 Kerry County Library, Tralee, hosted a lecture by Angus Mitchell entitled ‘Casement’s last adventure’. Casement was captured by the RIC at McKenna’s Fort, near Banna Strand, on Good Friday 1916, where he had been landed by a German U–Boat. He was then imprisoned in London, tried and sentenced to death. Casement’s…
Read More4 May 2016: Lecture on ‘The academy in a decade of revolution’, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin 2
On Wednesday 4 May 2016 the Royal Irish Academy will presented fifth in its lunchtime lecture series on ‘Intellectual life in Ireland 1910-1920’. This series accompanies an exhibition on the same theme. Prof. Mary Daly, President of the RIA, gave a lecture entitled ‘The academy in a decade of revolution’. The lecture took place at 1pm…
Read More3 May 2016: Lecture on ‘Pearse and education’, DCU St Patrick’s Campus, Dublin 9
On Tuesday 3 May 2016 DCU Institute of Education and the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation will hosted a 1916 centenary lecture on ‘Pearse and Education’ by Professor John Coolahan. The event was chaired by Sheila Nunan, General Secretary INTO, and also featured a response from Professor Daire Keogh, Deputy President Designate, DCU. The lecture took place in the Seamus Heaney Lecture Theatre, DCU St…
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