Events in November 2017
25 November 2017: World War One conference, National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7
On Saturday 25 November 2017 the Western Front Association (Dublin) hosted a one day conference on the First World War in the National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7. Speakers included Gary Sheffield (Wolverhampton), Ronan McGreevy (Irish Times) and Col. Brendan O’Shea. The full programme is available here. Learn…
Read More18 November 2017: Reflecting on a decade of war and revolution in Ireland 1912-1923: Propaganda and mobilisation: Ireland from Rising to conscription crisis, 1916-1918, UCD, Dublin 4
On Saturday 18 November 2017 Universities Ireland, the network of university presidents and vice-chancellors on the island of Ireland, sponsored the sixth in a series of conferences to commemorate the centenary of key events in the history of modern Ireland ranging from the Ulster Covenant, through the First World War and the 1916 Rising, to…
Read More11 November 2017-11 February 2018: ‘Aftermath: The war landscapes of William Orpen’, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin 2
On Saturday 11 November 2017 a new exhibition opened in the National Gallery of Ireland, Merrion Square, Dublin 2, entitled Aftermath: The war landscapes of William Orpen. The Irish painter William Orpen (1878-1931) went to France as an official war artist, serving with the British Army. Compelled to record what he saw, Orpen’s images show a mutilated…
Read More14 November 2017: ‘"The horror! The horror!" Joseph Conrad, Roger Casement and history’s heart of darkness’, Royal Irish Academy, Dawson St, Dublin 2
On Tuesday 14 November 2017 the Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson St, Dublin 2, hosted a lecture by Angus Mitchell entitled ‘”The horror! The horror!” Joseph Conrad, Roger Casement and history’s heart of darkness’. Poland’s greatest writer in the English language, Joseph Conrad, and Ireland’s multidimensional revolutionary, Roger Casement, shared a humble dwelling in Matadi, on the lower…
Read More11 November 2017: ‘"A Broken Tree": A day of events celebrating the life of the Irish war poet Francis Ledwidge’, National Library of Ireland/National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin 2
On Saturday 11 November 2017 the the National Library of Ireland and the National Gallery of Ireland presented ‘A broken tree’, a seminar and concert celebrating the life and work of Francis Ledwidge (1887-1917). A native of Slane, Ledwidge was the son of a farm labourer and, having left school at the age of 13, worked in a number…
Read More11 November 2017: Armistice Day commemoration, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin 11
On Saturday 11 November 2017 Glasnevin Trust hosted an event to mark Armistice Day, commemorating the end of the First World War. In 2008, Glasnevin Trust and the Commonwealth War Graves Commission set about the task of marking previously unmarked graves in Glasnevin Cemetery of World War I and World War II graves of soldiers, sailors, air men…
Read More10 November 2017: ‘Remember the brave: a unique evening of music and poetry’, St Mary’s Church, Haddington Road, Dublin 4
On Friday 10 November 2017 St Mary’s Church, Haddington Road, Dublin 4 hosted a commemorative performance by Lassus, Dublin Choral Foundation’s flagship professional choir, entitled ‘Remember the Brave’. This blended together music, poetry and readings to commemorate those who died in the Great War, particularly those from St Mary’s Parish whose names are listed on the…
Read More3 Nov-10 Dec 2017: ‘Jesuit Chaplains and Rathfarnham Castle in the First World War’, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin 14
From 3 November to 10 December 2017 Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, hosted an exhibition by the Irish Jesuit Archives, entitled ‘Jesuits Chaplains and Rathfarnham Castle in the First World War’. This exhibition tells the story of the Jesuits chaplains and Rathfarnham Castle in the First World War. In 1913, the Jesuits purchased Rathfarnham Castle. During the war, it housed Jesuits who were…
Read More9 November 2017: ‘"We will remember them": An evening of remembrance’, Christ Church, Bray, Co. Wicklow
On Thursday 9 November 2017 Christ Church Bray hosted ‘”We will remember them”: An evening of remembrance; to mark Armistice Day and the end of the First World War. The event incorporated a concert with The Brook Singers, along with past and present pupils of St Andrews National School, Bray. From Trinity College Dublin: ‘Fit…
Read More14 October-3 December 2017: ‘Poppies: Weeping window’, Ulster Museum, Belfast
From Saturday 14 October to Sunday 3 December 2017 the Ulster Museum, Belfast, hosted Poppies: Weeping window by internationally acclaimed artist Paul Cummins and designer Tom Piper under the auspices of 14-18 NOW, the UK’s arts programme for the First World War centenary. The installation was at the Ulster Museum from 14 October to 3 December 2017, following a joint…
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