National Heritage Week takes place from August 20th to 28th and there is lots of things to do in Roscommon during this time including Drum. On Sunday 21st at 2pm in Drum Heritage Centre, Drum Heritage Group host their 1916 Commemoration Day. Eamon Leonard M.A will give a talk on 1916 and Nationalism during this …
A fascinating exhibition opened in King House, Boyle yesterday evening which captures the impact of Roscommon’s 1916/2016 Centenary Programme in verse and prose. The project is part of the 1916/2016 Centenary Programme for County Roscommon and was conceived and coordinated by Gerry Boland. Writers who were born in Roscommon or who have a strong connection …
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This Friday 10th and Saturday 11th June, Teagasc will host Farming and Country Life 1916, the largest centenary celebration of rural Ireland. Visitors and exhibitors from the four corners of Ireland will descend upon the fields of Athenry for this once in a lifetime, free family event. Picture Credit: Reg Gordon A 1916 town has …
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Boyle’s historic King House, will be the venue for the Roscommon leg of the Paths To Freedom programme, which includes the western première of Myles Dungan’s new 1916 show – The Count, The Countess & The Tommy. The show, starring international soloists Simon Morgan and Lisa Lambe – as seen on RTE’s Late Late Show …
A commemoration to mark volunteers from Ballaghaderreen who were arrested during the 1916 Rising took place in the town on Saturday. Picture Credit: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea The commemoration marked an event which occurred approximately one week after the surrender of the Irish Volunteers in Dublin. British army troops from Boyle accompanied by the local RIC, …
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The GAA has confirmed that ticket sales for the Allianz League Division 1 and 2 League Football Finals and the LAOCHRA 1916 Commemoration show at Croke Park on April 24th are selling fast and are ahead of predictions. Picture credit: Cody Glenn / SPORTSFILE As of Thursday morning, more than 32,000 tickets have been sold …
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Pat Glynn (Glynn’s Photography Castlerea) showing one of the photographs to Mary Butler (Executive Librarian) and Kevin McGrath (Roscommon Library). Picture Credit: Glynn’s Photography Castlerea The photographs currently on display in Roscommon Library are from the Historical Images of 1966 (50th Anniversary) series. The images were taken in Ballymoe, Castlerea, Loughglynn, Boyle and Ballinlough. The …
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“Madame De Markievicz On Trial” comes to Roscommon Arts Centre on Tuesday next, April 12th. The drama is centred around Constance Markievicz depicting an event in Dublin at Easter in 1916 when a policeman was fatally shot. It is set in a courtroom and a prison cell during the autumn of 1917, and the dialogue …
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As part of Roscommon’s contribution to the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme Roscommon County Council recently hosted the Roscommon Reunion Banquet, which brought together the county’s Town Twinning Partners, Roscommon Associations and Societies at home and abroad as well representatives of many community groups throughout the county. Picture Credit: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea In opening the event …
On Easter Monday the people of Ballymoe, Ballintubber and surrounding areas converged on the old Garda (and RIC) Barracks in Ballymoe to attend a commemoration ceremony for Éamonn Ceannt and The Easter Rising 1916. Picture Credits: Glynn’s Photography, Castlerea It was in that building that Eamonn Ceannt, one of the seven signatories of the 1916 …
The story of Crosna man Paddy Moran, who fought at Jacob’s Factory in 1916 and was later executed for his role in the War of Independence features in a new series of short films produced by RTÉ The theme of the series is that every county in Ireland has a connection with the 1916 Rising …
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There’s lots of things to do in Roscommon throughout Easter Weekend and something to suit everybody. Below is our day by day guide of some of the events taking place and we have a separate comprehensive Roscommon Sport Preview here Good Friday The Annual Carrick Golf Club Poker Classic gets under way in the Clubhouse …
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Roscommon people can now search Easter Rising Records online for first time thanks to a new, free, service from Ancestry.ie Picture caption; Letter written by Padraig Henry Pearse to his mother Margaret. For the first time in history these significant intelligence files regarding key figures in the 1916 Rising are being made available online to the Irish public. …
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A number of 1916 Commemoration events are set to take place in Boyle over the Easter season following many months of hard work by a committee formed last year to connect with family members of the Old IRA (Boyle area) at home and abroad. People were invited to share stories, information and memorabilia in preparation …
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Today, Tuesday March 15th, has been designated Proclamation Day for schools in Ireland, as part of the Ireland 2016 commemorative programme. Since last autumn the Defence Forces have delivered a handmade Tricolour and a special pack which included a copy of the Proclamation and booklet on care of the flag to over 3,200 Primary Schools …
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