Royal British Legion – Decade Of Centenaries

11 November 2018: Royal British Legion events to mark centenary of the end of the First World War, Dublin

By Editor | 16/11/2018 |

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,…

7 July 2018: Royal British Legion annual ceremony of remembrance, Islandbridge, Dublin 8

By Editor | 02/07/2018 |

On Saturday 7 July 2018 a major ceremony of commemoration and wreath-laying was held at the Irish National War Memorial, Islandbridge, Dublin 8. This annual event is arranged and led by the Royal British Legion-Republic of Ireland with the co-operation and assistance of the Irish state. It commemorates those who lost their lives in the…

6-11 June 2017: Lecture series, Ginchy Cross display, and Royal British Legion commemoration to mark centenary of the Battle of Messines, Armagh

By Editor | 24/05/2017 |

From 6-10 June 2017 a series of lectures were delivered in the Cardinal Tomás Ó Fiaich Library and Archive, Moy Road, Armagh, on the Battle of Messines and on the local and social impact of the First World War In addition, the library hosted the Ginchy Cross throughout this period This cross was carved in…