Posts Tagged ‘Easter Rising’
4 November 2018: ‘Gallipoli, the GPO and Flanders’, National Library of Ireland, Dublin 2
On Sunday 4 November the National Library of Ireland hosted a performance of composer Michael Holohan’s musical and theatrical piece ‘Gallipoli, the GPO and Flanders’. Drawing on the personal letters and diaries of both his paternal and maternal granduncles and the diary of a British soldier, the composer Michael Holohan has created a moving portrait…
Read More1 April 2018: State commemorations of 102nd anniversary of the Easter Rising, Dublin
On Easter Sunday, 1 April 2018, the official state ceremonies to mark the 102nd anniversary of the Easter Rising of 1916 were held in Dublin. In the morning, Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Josepha Madigan TD attended a ceremony in Glasnevin Cemetery where she, along with Ms Sarah Tiffin, Deputy Head of Mission at the…
Read More18 November 2017: Reflecting on a decade of war and revolution in Ireland 1912-1923: Propaganda and mobilisation: Ireland from Rising to conscription crisis, 1916-1918, UCD, Dublin 4
On Saturday 18 November 2017 Universities Ireland, the network of university presidents and vice-chancellors on the island of Ireland, sponsored the sixth in a series of conferences to commemorate the centenary of key events in the history of modern Ireland ranging from the Ulster Covenant, through the First World War and the 1916 Rising, to…
Read More9 September 2017: ‘Ireland after the Rising, 1916-18’, Glasnevin Cemetery Museum, Finglas Road, Dublin 11
On Saturday 9 September 2017 Trinity College Dublin, in association with Glasnevin Trust, presented a one-day seminar on ‘Ireland after the Rising, 1916-18’. This seminar explored the changes in Irish political life after the Easter Rising to examine how violent insurrection by a minority faction of nationalists in Easter 1916 was transformed into a landslide political…
Read More3 May 2017: Sean McLoughlin commemoration, North King St, Dublin 1 and Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin 11
On 3 May 2017 a commemorative event took place in memory of Sean McLoughlin, the Irish Volunteer who co-ordinated the final surrender of the GPO garrison during the Easter Rising. It began at 6.15pm in Glasnevin Cemetery, and a bus took those attending to the first part of the ceremony on North King St, where…
Read More24 April 2017: ‘Commemorating 1916: a retrospective discussion’, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2
On Monday 24 April 2017 the Irish Historical Society’s April meeting presented a panel discussion entitled ‘Commemorating 1916: A Retrospective Discussion’, with Prof. David Fitzpatrick (Trinity College Dublin), Dr Lisa Godson (National College of Art and Design) and Lar Joye (National Museum of Ireland). The discussion took place at 7pm in the Neill Hoey Lecture Theatre, Trinity…
Read More22-23 April 2017: BOACC Ashbourne Living History Festival, Ashbourne, Co. Meath
On Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 April 2017 the BOACC Ashbourne Living History Festival took place at Donaghmore/Ashbourne GAA Club. This year’s festival was intended to mark the centenary of the death of the republican leader Thomas Ashe, and showcased Ashbourne’s link to Thomas Ashe, along with his contribution to the struggle for Irish independence and…
Read More16 April 2017: State ceremony to mark 101st anniversary of the Easter Rising, O’Connell St, Dublin 2
On Easter Sunday, 16 April 2017, a state ceremony took place outside the GPO, O’Connell St, Dublin 2, to mark the 101st anniversary of the Easter Rising of 1916. The ceremony was led by the President Michael D. Higgins, An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny TD, and the Minister of State with responsibility for defence, Paul Kehoe TD.…
Read More13 April 2017: Lecture: ‘The first anniversary of the Easter Rising’, GPO Witness History, Dublin 2
On Thursday 13 April 2017 Roisín Higgins (Teeside) present a lecture entitled ‘The first anniversary of the Easter Rising’ at GPO Witness History, as part of a series exploring the aftermath of the Easter Rising of 1916.n Easter Monday 1917, Helena Molony, Jinny Shanahan and Winnie Carney decided to have a ‘demonstration to commemorate the…
Read More6 April 2017: Lecture: ‘A few things you didn’t know about the Easter Rising 1916’, GPO Witness History, Dublin 2
On Thursday 6 April 2017 Mick O’Farrell presented a lecture entitled ‘A few things you didn’t know about the Easter Rising 1916’ at GPO Witness History, as part of a series exploring the aftermath of the Easter Rising of 1916. The lecture and discussion started at 5.45pm sharp and was be held in the Witness…
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