Events in September 2016
30 September-1 October 2016: James Fintan Lalor Autumn School: ‘1916: Looking back, looking forward’, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
On Friday 30 September and Saturday 1 October 2016 the fourth annual James Fintan Lalor Autumn School, entitled ‘1916: Looking back, looking forward, took place in Portlaoise, Co. Laois. This was a weekend of drama, music, debates and political discussion inspired by the writings of James Fintan Lalor. As the programme of commemoration for the…
Read More28 September 2016: Old Dublin Society lecture: ‘The dead of the Easter Rising’, Dublin City Library & Archive, Pearse St, Dublin 2
On Wednesday 28 September 2016 the Old Dublin Society hosted a lecture by Ray Bateson entitled ‘The dead of the Easter Rising’. The lecture took place in Dublin City Library & Archive, 138-44 Pearse St, Dublin 2, at 7pm. All welcome. From Century Ireland: The human cost of the Easter Rising.
Read More25 September 2016: Public meeting on 2017 arrangements to mark centenary of Thomas Ashe, Lispole, Co. Kerry
On Sunday 25 September the School of History, University College Cork, in association with Coiste Cuimhneacháin Thomáis Ághas, organised a public meeting to discuss arrangements for the forthcoming centenary of the death of theThomas Ashe, to be held in his native village of Lispole, Co. Kerry, at 4pm on the afternoon of Sunday 25 September. A…
Read More25 September 2016: ‘Five months of failure: the Battle of the Somme and the 10th Royal Dublin Fusiliers’, National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7
On Sunday 25 September 2016 the National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7, presented a public lecture on the Battle of the Somme by Lar Joye, curator of Military History. This had a particular emphasis on the experiences of the 10th Royal Dublin Fusiliers, who were based at the…
Read More23 September-8 October 2016: Dublin Festival of History
The 2016 Dublin Festival of History took place from 23 September to 8 October 2016. The festival, which is managed by Dublin Public Libraries, was first hosted in 2013, and consists of a wide range of events: a series of lectures and discussions hosted in Dublin Castle Printworks; walking tours, public talks hosted in Dublin…
Read More22 September 2016: Launch of online court martial records of Easter Rising, Richmond Barracks, Inchicore, Dublin 8
On Thursday 22 September 2016 the official court-martial records of the leaders of the Easter Rising were officially launched by President Michael D. Higgins At 11.30 am on in Richmond Barracks, Inchicore, Dublin 8. Universities Ireland acquired facsimile copies of 43 sets of papers relating to the 1916 Courts Martial from the National Archives of…
Read More21 September 2016: Inspiration proclamation: Archbishop Diarmaid Martin in conversation, National Library of Ireland, Dublin 2
On Wednesday 21 September 2016 the National Library of Ireland hosted the first in a new series of public interviews considering the relevance of the 1916 proclamation: is it seen now as an inspirational text or as a historical document? A diverse and distinguished list of speakers will give their individual responses, in an interview series…
Read More17-18 September 2016: Spike Island 1916, ‘Aud’ and War of Independence prisoners commemoration weekend, Spike Island, Cork Harbour
On Friday 17 and Saturday 18 September 2016 Spike Island, Cork Harbour, hosted a commemorative weekend exploring the history of Spike Island during the Irish Revolution. Formerly the site of a Royal Navy installation, in the aftermath of the Easter Rising of 1916 the crew of the gun-running ship Aud and two senior Irish Volunteer…
Read More17 September 2016: Lecture on ‘The life and times of Stillorgan-born artist William Orpen’, National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7
On Saturday 17 September 2016 Dominic Lee of Priory Studios presented a lecture on ‘The life and times of Stillorgan-born war artist William Orpen’ in the National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History, Collins Barracks, Dublin 7. The event was organised in association with the Western Front association. Orpen (1878-1931) was a highly…
Read More15-16 September 2016: ‘Revolutionaries in their own right: Irish women in war and revolution’, Strokestown Park House, Co. Roscommon
On Thursday 15 and Friday 16 September 2016 the Irish Heritage Trust, in partnership with Roscommon County Library, hosted a two day seminar entitled ‘Revolutionaries in their own right: Irish women in war and revolution’, held at Strokestown Park House, Co. Roscommon. The event looked at the changing roles and lives of women during the decade 1912-22.…
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