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Ireland and the End of World War One - 7th Nov 2009

  • 04-11-2009 1:34pm
    #1
    Morlar
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    Per this thread

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055729814

    There is a Collins Barracks WWI event this saturday November 7th 2009 which some people here may be interested in.

    http://www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx?eventID=849

    * Title: Family Day: Ireland and the End of World War One
    * Date From: 07/11/2009
    * Date To: 07/11/2009
    * Time: All Day
    * Event Type: Family Events
    * Event Topic: History
    * Audience: ALL AGES
    * Venue: Collins Barracks
    * Content: A day of talks and events to mark Ireland’s involvement in World War One. All welcome.

    PS sorry if any moderators think this is spamming - it is a rare event and very relevant to 2 seperate forums in different ways.


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  • #2
    Morlar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    I was at this event today, the highlight was the Myers talk imo;

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=62901111&postcount=4

    on the WWI side there was the following;

    10am-12.30pm
    Drop in event- Trace your relatives from the Great War

    11:00- 11:45
    Talk: Irish in the Second World War K.Myers

    1.00-1.45
    Talk - The Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the Kaisers battle, March 1918

    1.00-4.45
    Film Screening: The Battle of Ancre

    2.00-2.45
    Demonstration 18 ounder artillery piece

    3.00 - 4.00
    Re-enactment. Find out about joining up with re-enactor Graham Evans

    3.00-4.00
    Reading from: Earth voices whispering an anthology of Irish war poetry 1914-45


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