Posts Tagged ‘GPO’
18 November 2018: ‘Gallipoli, the GPO, and Flanders’, Trim, Co. Meath
On Sunday 18 November 2018 S, St Patrick’s Cathedral (COI), Trim, Co. Meath, 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…
Read More15 November 2018: ‘Gallipoli, the GPO and Flanders’, Medieval Mile Museum, Kilkenny
On Thursday 15 November 2018 the Medieval Mile Museum, Kilkenny, 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 musical…
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 More1 April 2017: Lecture: ‘Beyond 1916: Cumann na mBan and Revolutionary Propaganda’, GPO, Dublin 2
On Saturday 1 April 2017 Mary McAuliffe (UCD) presented a lecture entitled ‘Beyond 1916: Cumann na mBan and Revolutionary Propaganda’ at GPO Witness History, as part of a series exploring the aftermath of the Easter Rising of 1916. The lecture and discussion started at 5.30pm and were held in the Witness Gallery. From Century Ireland: Mary McAuliffe…
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