Posts Tagged "World War I"


Our Heroes

Our Heroes


Posted on Oct 29, 2014

During the period 1914-1918, the magazine Irish Life published a supplement called Our Heroes which contained photographs and short biographies of Irish officers and men in the British Army who were either killed in action or were mentioned in despatches for acts of bravery. As part of the Decade of Centenaries, South Dublin Libraries embarked on a collaboration to digitise and put online this hitherto unavailable resource. Using...

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Kilkenny on the Eve of War

Kilkenny on the Eve of War


Posted on Oct 14, 2014

The Local Studies section of the Kilkenny County Library Service has published a brochure Kilkenny on the Eve of War.  This publication is comprised of a collection of articles that set the political and historical scene in Ireland and Kilkenny leading up to the outbreak of World War I.  To view the brochure please visit the Local Studies section of the Kilkenny County Library Service.      ...

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The National Museum of Ireland is hosting a day of talks exploring the experiences of soldiers, nurses and civilians during World War I and how the War has been commemorated across Europe and in Australia. You can also drop in and get information from the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association on how to trace people that fought in the War. For a full programme go to www.museum.ie Booking essential. Tickets 10 euro full price or 7 euro...

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Maynooth University – Kilkenny Campus are offering a short course this autumn to mark the anniversary of the outbreak of World War I;  2014 is the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1, the Great War, the “war to end all wars”. This short course will look at the causes and the course of the war; the conditions for the soldiers in the trenches and for the civilian population at home; and the aftermath of war in Europe. It will...

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World War One – “Kilkenny’s Fallen”   Centenary Memorial Mass & Talk will take place at St. John’s Church Kilkenny on Wednesday July 30th at 7.30p.m. Speaker: Mr. Paddy Neary, Wolfe Tone Street Wreath laying: Bishop Seamus Freeman SAC, Bishop of Ossory, and Mr. Andrew McGuiness, Mayor of Kiolkenny. Music: Thukolo Gospel Choir  

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