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5 November 2016: Lecture on ‘Veterans in an emerging state’, Strokestown Park House, Co. Roscommon
On Saturday 5 November Co. Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society hosted a lecture at Strokestown Park House by Patrick Hugh Lynch, entitled ‘Veterans in an Emerging State’ . This discussed the experience of returning veterans of the First World War in the post-1918 period. The lecture took place at 12pm in the Old Gymnasium, Strokestown Park…
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.…
Read More14 August 2016: ‘Writing the past: an afternoon with Dermot Bolger and Donal O’Kelly’, National Museum of Ireland – Country Life, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
On Sunday 14 August 2016 the National Museum of Ireland – Country Life, Castlebar, Co. Mayo hosted a rare performance by the award winning playwright and actor, Donal O’Kelly, of his one-man 50 minute play, Hairy Jaysus, which examines Francis Sheehy-Skeffington’s legacy as viewed through the eyes of a Dublin street beggar today. The performance…
Read More10 July 2016: Day of commemoration to mark battle of the Somme, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
On Sunday 10 July 2016 the Mayo Peace Park committee hosted a day of commemoration for Mayo area in the Mayo Peace Park, Castlebar, from 12pm. This remembrance ceremony acknowledged all wars and conflicts, with a special focus on the centenary of the Battle of the Somme, in which numerous Mayo-born soldiers lost their lives. The Defence Forces…
Read More1-2 July 2016: ‘War and revolution in the west of Ireland’, NUI Galway
On Friday 1 and Saturday 2 July 2016. NUI Galway hosted a conference exploring ‘War and revolution in the west of Ireland’ between 1913 and 1918. It explored how, in the face of social and political upheaval, regional, sectional and ethnic identities offered an opportunity to impose order on social change in the decade prior to…
Read More16-17 June: ‘1916 in global context: connections and comparisons’, NUI Galway
On Thursday 16 June and Friday 17 June NUI Galway hosted a conference entitled ‘1916 in global context: connections and comparisons’. This explored the significance of Ireland’s Easter Rising and other revolutionary events in the year 1916 in the context of growing challenges to the global imperial system. The aim was to test the hypothesis…
Read More10-11 June 2016: Farming and Country Life 1916, Teagasc, Athenry, Co. Galway
On Friday 10 and Saturday 11 June 2016 Teagasc presented ‘Farming and Country Life 1916’ at its Mellows Campus, Athenry, Co. Galway. This interactive event recreated rural life of 1916 and reflect on developments over the past century. This event celebrated rural Ireland from 100 years ago and formed part of the official 1916 Rising…
Read More13-15 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 More27 April 2016: Public interview with Robert Ballagh about legacy of 1916, NUI Galway
On Wednesday 20 April 2016 NUI Galway’s Centre for Irish Studies hosted the fourth and final in a series of interviews with public figures exploring the contemporary relevance of the ideas and ideals that led to the formation of the Irish state. The final interview will take place with the artist Robert Ballagh. Questions addressed during…
Read More20 April 2016: Public interview with Peter McVerry about legacy of 1916, NUI Galway
On Wednesday 20 April 2016 NUI Galway’s Centre for Irish Studies hosted the third in a series of interviews with public figures exploring the contemporary relevance of the ideas and ideals that led to the formation of the Irish state. The third interview took place with the social activist Fr. Peter McVerry, of the Peter McVerry…
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