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Comber Commemorates the First World War Comber Historical Society in partnership with North Down Museum invite you to a fascinating family day to commemorate local people who fought and died in the First World War in the wonderful setting of the Andrews Memorial Hall fittingly built in 1915 in memory of Titanic Designer Thomas Andrews. World War in the wonderful setting of the Andrews Memorial Hall fittingly built in 1915 in memory of Titanic Designer Thomas Andrews. • Living Legacies 1914-1918 will be on hand to explore your WW1 ancestors, to record and preserve their stories and memorabilia for the future. • United Ulster History Forum will have uniforms, weapons and military items on display as well as the stories of many soldiers to tell. • The North of Ireland Family History Society will be on hand to discuss how to research your ancestors. • Listen to music from the time period and enjoy a cup of tea! For more information visit northdownmuseum.com or comberhistory.com
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The '2016 Committee' have organised a parade and re-enactment to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the start of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July 1916.
Parades will leave North, South, East and West Belfast at approx 10:30am on 18th June, they will meet in Belfast City Centre for wreath laying.
The combined parade will then make its way to Woodvale Park for a re-enactment of the first day of the Battle of the Somme which will start around 1:30pm.
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Somme Centenary Family Day & Parade Saturday 11th June 2016 12noon-6pm Somme Museum, Conlig Music Recitáis VIP Guest: Mayor of Thiepval, France Max Potie Free Shuttle buses from Bangor and Ards to Somme Museum Somme Centenary Family Day and Parade Please click the poster for more information or visit their Facebook page by clicking this link |
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Join us here on Thursday 9 June, from 12.30-1.30pm to discuss all things intangible heritage. Whether you’re a champion for it or want to confess that you’ve never been entirely sure what it is, this could be the live chat for you! I lead on intangible heritage strategy in HLF (@JoReilly00) and on Thursday, I’ll be joined by two intangible heritage experts Eithne Nightengale (@eithnenight) and Suzy Harrison (@SuzyHarrison76) to share our views on the opportunities and challenges offered by intangible heritage and to hear your views. If you have any questions or perspectives to share we’d love it if you could join us. Please spread with word with interested colleagues. NB: Commenting will open at 12.30pm on Thursday. Please click the poster for more information |
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Subject : 16th Irish Division in the Great War Speaker : Denis McCarthy Venue : The Branch meets from 6.30pm to 8.45pm at the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), 2 Titanic Boulevard, BELFAST, BT3 9HQ Donation: We ask for £4 to help support our activities as we have no other source of income Please click the poster for more information |
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Somme Drive, Castlereagh, Belfast BT6 9JP (junction with Thiepval Avenue)
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The Irish Cultural Centre in association with St Mary's University, Twickenham are pleased to announce details of our 1916 commemorative lecture series. The series kicks off in April 2016 and will run to June 2016.
All lectures are free and open to the public. All commence at 7pm at St Paul's Church Centre, Hammersmith Broadway, London W6
JUNE 8 - Stephen Walker, BBC Northern Ireland:
IRELAND'S SPORTING HEROES KILLED IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR
info@irishculturalcentre.co.uk to email and let us know which lecture you are planning to attend. If the event is fully subscribed do feel free to come along. We will allow access if there is space available but cannot guarantee a seat if you haven't registered.
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Free Lunchtime Lecture: Professor Brendan Kelly, "Shock, Shell Shock and the 1916 Easter Rising" Time 1pm – 2pm Lecture Theatre, Ulster Museum Free (Booking essential) This lecture will focus on "shock" and "shell shock" during the 1916 Easter Rising and the First World War. More specifically, it will explore the effects of the 1916 Easter Rising on admissions to Dublin asylums for "shock" and outline the story of the Richmond War Hospital, a shell shock hospital that operated in Dublin from 1916 to 1919. The contemporary relevance of these developments will be discussed, as well as the ways in which these events changed the practices of psychiatry and psychology in the early 20th century. Brendan Kelly is Professor of Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and Consultant Psychiatrist at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin. Book tickets online at:www.nmni.com/1916.
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Exhibition about the bomb disposal sqad's work in the Somme at the Albert Tourism Office See more at: http://www.somme-battlefields.com/centenary-somme-centenary-14-18/major-events#sthash.4LptBUBC.dpuf |
