National and Local
The Local Government Archivists and Records Managers in association with the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government have produced this booklet outlining the events of the local elections in 1920.
These were the first elections in Ireland to use Proportional Representation (PR) and the elections were undertaken while Ireland was still gripped by the War of Independence.
25 November 2013: ’16 Lives’ launch
On Wednesday 25 November 2013 Wynn’s Hotel, on Abbey St, Dublin 1, hosted the launch of the latest volume in the O’Brien Press ’16 Lives’ series: Roger Casement, by Angus Mitchell. Both the venue and date were chosen to mark Casement’s involvement in the foundation of the Irish Volunteers. The series was launched in 2012,…
25 November 2013: Centenary exhibition on the founding of the Irish Volunteers
25 November 2013 was the centenary of the foundation of the Irish Volunteers, which took place in the complex of buildings at the Rotunda, Dublin. To celebrate this centenary, an exhibition by the Military Archives on the Irish Volunteers was held in the Pillar Rooms of the Rotunda Hospital on 25–29 November 2013. In…
24 November 2013: Irish Volunteers commemoration, Garden of Remembrance, Dublin
On 24 November an official commemoration took place in the Garden of Remembrance, Parnell Square, Dublin 1, to mark the centenary of the foundation of the Irish Volunteers in the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin. The ceremony, which was open to the public, was attended by President Michael D. Higgins; An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny T.D.; Alan Shatter…
16 November 2013: National Museum seminar on Irish Citizen Army
On 16 November 2013 the National Museum of Ireland hosted a centenary seminar on the foundation of the Irish Citizen Army, entitled ‘The Irish Citizen Army: Green Bolsheviks or Red Fenians?’. The day-long seminar was addressed by a number of historians — Brian Hanley, Ann Matthews, Rachel Phelan, Lar Joye and Liz Gillis — who…
14 November 2013: National Museum of Ireland: Curators’ talk: ‘The Irish soldier in World War One’
The National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, hosted a lecture by curator Lar Joye at 1pm on Thursday 14 November on the subject of ‘The Irish soldier in World War One’. From BBC History: Keith Jeffery on Ireland and the First World War. Post Views: 353
13 November 2013: Launch of 1916 oral history collection, Dublin Castle
On 13 November 2013 Jimmy Deenihan T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, launched the ‘1916 Oral History Collection’ by Irish Life and Lore in Dublin Castle. The project, which was supported by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, involved the collection of oral testimonies from surviving relatives of figures involved in…
12 November 2013: Launch of Irish Volunteers special issue of Century Ireland
On 12 November 2013 Jimmy Deenihan T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, officially launched a special edition of Century Ireland to mark the centenary of the formation of the Irish Volunteers at a meeting held at the Rotunda, Dublin, on 25 November 1913. The formation of the Volunteers was a milestone moment…
11 November 2013: Armistice Day commemoration and exhibition launch, Glasnevin Cemetery
On 11 November 2013 Jimmy Deenihan T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, attended the opening of an exhibition in Glasnevin Cemetery Museum entitled ‘The Third Home Rule Bill, 1912–1914: The Unionist Response’, organised by the Unionist Centenary Committee. The exhibition ran from 11 to 24 November. Three of the largest private collections of…
11 November 2013: Armistice Sunday service, St Patrick’s Cathedral
President Michael D. Higgins attended an ecumenical service of remembrance to commemorate Ireland’s war dead organised by the Royal British Legion in St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin. Members of the public and veterans were present. The lessons were read by Jimmy Deenihan T.D., Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, and the Rt Hon. Jeffrey Donaldson…