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  • Remembering the Great War – Short Course

    Remembering the Great War – Short Course

    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 also examine the effects of the outbreak of war on the political landscape here in Ireland, and finally the Kilkenny links with the war will be explored, and in particular the soldiers who fought in the war and their backgrounds.

    For more details on the course, click here.

     

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  • The Irish Country House and the Great War

    The Irish Country House and the Great War

    The Irish Life and Lore oral history collection, entitled The Irish Country House and the Great War was launched on 30th July 2014, just days before the one hundred year anniversary of the British declaration of war against Germany on August 4th 1914.

    This oral history collection includes recordings from members of 52 families from all areas of Ireland.  The content of the oral history collection ensures that those who fell, those who suffered lifelong physical and psychological injury and those fortunate enough to survive unscathed, will not be forgotten.  Members of their families who have been recorded for the project speak of their family histories, their childhood homes, their family tradition of military service, their service records and the lives lived after the war by those who survived. Anecdotes relating to their personal lives and relationships are recounted, often with gentle humour and pathos, and the bitter heartbreak endured by parents and siblings on the death of a beloved family member is described.

    To find out more about this collection visit the Irish Life and Lore website.

  • Heritage Week Military Events

    Heritage Week Military Events

    This year’s Heritage Week runs from 23rd August to 31st August; this year’s programme includes a number of events focusing on various aspects of our military heritage.  See the Kilkenny Event Guide 2014 for details of military events organised throughout the county:

    • Exploring Gowran’s Contribution to the Great War (event no. 16)
    • We Will Remember Them (event no. 20)
    • Exploring Our Military Heritage (event no. 24)
    • Kilkenny and the Great War (event no. 25)
    • Kilkenny’s Independence Story (event no. 26)
    • Kilkenny on the Eve of the Great War (event no. 27)
    • An Evening of Military Heritage (event no. 28)

  • Kilkenny and the Great War – Heritage Week Event

    The decade of commemorations recalls some of the most significant events in the history of modern Ireland and the modern world.  Visit a photographic exhibition at Kilkenny Castle commemorating Kilkenny Families in the Great War.  To find out more about this event visit the Hertiage Week website at www.heritageweek.ie.

     

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  • Heritage Week Event – A look at some Kilkenny Families in the Great War

    Heritage Week Event – A look at some Kilkenny Families in the Great War

    The coming years see the centenary anniversaries of some of the most significant events in the history of modern Ireland and of the United Kingdom, and equally importantly in the history of the modern world.  Join John Kirwan, author of Kilkenny Families and the Great War for an illustrated look at some Kilkenny families and the contribution they made towards the war effort.  To find out more about this event visit the Heritage Week website at www.heritageweek.ie.

     

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  • Kilkenny on the Eve of the Great War – Heritage Week Event

    Kilkenny County Library Service invites you to the launch and distribution of a commemorative brochure detailing Kilkenny City in the early years of the 20th Century up to the outbreak of the Great War.  To find out more about this event visit the Heritage Week website at www.hertiageweek.ie.

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  • We Will Remember Them – Heritage Week Event

    We Will Remember Them – Heritage Week Event

    We Will Remember Them – Heritage Week Event

    As we enter a decade of commemoration in Irish and European history we remember those who served in action during 1913-1923.  Johnstown Heritage Group will hold an evening of remembrance for the local men who fought in World War I. John Kirwan, archivist & author, will speak on the subject.  There will be an exhibition of memorabilia from the Great War.  To find out more about this event visit the Heritage Week website at www.hertiageweek.ie.