Armistice
11 November 2018: Civic commemoration of 1918 Armistice, Naas, Co. Kildare
On Sunday 11 November 2018 a civic commemoration took place in Naas, Co. Kildare, to mark the centenary of the 1918 Armistice that ended the First World War, during which a memorial was unveiled on 11 November 2018 in remembrance of those from Co. Kildare who died. Kildare had an extremely strong military presence in the…
Read More11 November 2018: Launch of ‘Offaly and the Great War’ and pop-up exhibition, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
On 11 November 2018 Tullamore Library hosted the launch will take of Michael Byrne (ed.), Offaly and the Great War. Offaly Historical and Archaeological Society celebrated the launch by inviting a number of the contributors to read their essays on the centenary of the end of the First World War. The book was launched by Anna Marie…
Read More11 November 2018: State commemoration of Armistice Day, Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin 11
On Sunday 11 November 2017 Glasnevin Trust hosted the official state 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,…
Read More11 November 2018: Royal British Legion events to mark centenary of the end of the First World War, Dublin
On Sunday 11 November 2018 the Royal British Legion (Republic of Ireland) organised a suite of events in Dublin to commemorate the centenary of the armistice that ended the First World War, on 11am on 11 November 1918. The Royal British Legion in association with the Trustees of the National War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge, Dublin 8,…
Read More11 November 2018: Events to mark centenary of 1918 armistice, Longford
On Sunday 11 November a number of commemorative events took place in Longford Town to mark the centenary of the armistice that ended the First World War. A service took place in St John’s (Church of Ireland) at 10am, followed by an ecumenical service and remembrance ceremony in the Market Square at 11am (gathering from…
Read More11 November 2018: Events to mark centenary of 1918 armistice, Sligo, Co. Sligo
On Sunday 11 November 2018 two events took place in Sligo Town to mark the centenary of the armistice that ended the First World War. At 11.11am, a silent procession left Quay Street to conclude at the war memorial at the top of Mail Coach Road. The event was non-political, non-religious and non-military. Participants were…
Read More10-11 November 2018: Events to mark centenary of 1918 armistice, Waterford City
On Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 November a number of events took place in Waterford City to mark the centenary of the armistice that ended the First World War on 11 November 1918. At 10am on Saturday 10 November a commemorative mass was held in Ballybricken Church, Mayor’s Walk, Waterford. Later that evening, at 8pm, a lecture…
Read More10 November 2018: ‘The end of the Great War and Ireland in 1918’, Naas, Co. Kildare
On Saturday 10 November 2018 the Kildare Archaeological Society’s annual seminar took place in the Killashee House Hotel, Naas. The subject is ‘The end of the Great War and Ireland in 1918’. The armistice that ended the war came into effect on 11 November 1918, and the seminar explored a wide range of issues relating…
Read More9 November 2018: Event to mark centenary of 1918 armistice, Clones/Ballyjamesduff, Co. Monaghan
On Friday 9 November 2018, to mark the centenary of the armistice that ended the First World War the Europe Direct Information Centre, Clones, organised a visit to the World War One exhibit at Cavan County Museum, Ballyjamesduff. Learn about the World War Trench Experience at Cavan County Museum.
Read More8 November 2018: ‘The voice of WW1’, Aidan Heavey Library, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
In November 2018 Westmeath County Libraries will present a series of three seminars hosted by Ciara Murphy exploring three different texts which explore the Irish experience of the First World War. These seminars highlight the importance of both the given and the imagined image, and the dominant and silenced voices of war. They illuminate the…
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