Events in October 2017
16 October 2017: ‘Galway 1917: Social conditions and political change’, Loughrea, Co. Galway
On Thursday 16 October a conference on ‘Galway 1917: Social conditions and political change’ took place in Lough Rea Hotel & Spa, Loughrea, Co. Galway. This will explore social life and condition in Co. Galway in 1917, in the aftermath of the Easter Rising and against the backdrop of the First World War. Speakers included John…
Read More31 October 2017: DCC Autumn lunchtime lecture: ‘The Russian Revolutions: Cultural reactions in Ireland’, Dublin City Hall, Dublin 2
On Tuesday 31 October 2017 Dublin City Council presented the fifth and final talk in its series of lunch-time lectures in Dublin City Hall, on the theme of ‘Ireland and the Russian Revolutions’. The series was curated by Francis Devine and Dr. Mary Clark in association with Dublin City Library and Archive,138-144 Pearse Street, D2; full programme details…
Read More28 October 2017: Open Workshop with Piet Chielens and Annick Vandenbilcke, ‘In Flanders Fields Museum’, Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum, Lisburn
On Saturday 28 October, as part of the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum’s Autumn talks programme, Piet Chielens and Annick Vandenbilcke of In Flanders Fields Museum presented an open workshop on the experience of the First World War on the Western Front and its legacies. This session was of personal or professional significance to anyone with an interest…
Read More27 October 2017: ‘The Irish contribution to the Great War in Belgium’, Irish Linen Centre and Lisburn Museum, Lisburn
On Friday 27 October, as part of the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum’s Autumn talks programme, Piet Chielens, director of In Flanders Fields Museum gave a lecture on ‘The Irish contribution to the Great War in Belgium’. This will provided an overview of the part played by Irish regiments from the first month of the war,…
Read More25 October 2017: ‘The October Revolution in Russia: The impact of Communism in Ireland’, PRONI, Belfast
On Wednesday 25 October the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) hosted a one day conference entitled ”The October Revolution in Russia: The impact of Communism in Ireland’. This will explore the impact of the October Revolution on Ireland with particular reference to the labour movement and women’s activism, trade unions, political parties, and…
Read More24 October 2017: DCC Autumn lunchtime lecture: ‘The Czarist Crown Jewels and the Irish State’, Dublin City Hall, Dublin 2
On Tuesday 24 October 2017 Dublin City Council presented the fourth in a series of lunch-time lectures in Dublin City Hall, on the theme of ‘Ireland and the Russian Revolutions’. The series is curated by Francis Devine and Dr. Mary Clark in association with Dublin City Library and Archive,138-144 Pearse Street, D2; full programme details and speaker biographies…
Read More21 October: Irish Labour History Society Annual Conference, Beggars Bush Barracks, Dublin 4
On Saturday 21 October the Irish Labour History Society annual conference took place at the ILHS Premises, Beggars Bush, Dublin 4. The themes of the 2017 conference are the life of Sean O’Casey, and the impact of the Russian revolution. Speakers include Martin Maguire (Dundalk IT), Emmet O’Connor (UU), and Manus O’Riordan (SIPTU). The conference will…
Read More18 October 2017: Launch of ‘Centenary’ 2016 commemorative book, GPO, Dublin 1
On Wednesday 18 October 2017 Heather Humphreys T.D., Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht launched Centenary, a book commissioned to document the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme at home and abroad. Centenary was edited by Ronan McGreevy, of The Irish Times. Centenary documents how 1916 was remembered last year at home and abroad and includes significant…
Read More17 October 2017: DCC Autumn lunchtime lecture: ‘Red scares and rebels: Ireland and Communism, 1917-1937′, Dublin City Hall, Dublin 2
On Tuesday 17 October 2017 Dublin City Council presented the third in a series of lunch-time lectures in Dublin City Hall, on the theme of ‘Ireland and the Russian Revolutions’. The series is curated by Francis Devine and Dr. Mary Clark in association with Dublin City Library and Archive,138-144 Pearse Street, D2; full programme details and speaker biographies…
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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