CEMETERY MUSEUM EVENTS 2016 IRELAND S HISTORY CARVED IN STONE VISIT NOW

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1 CEMETERY MUSEUM EVENTS 2016 IRELAND S HISTORY CARVED IN STONE

2 Tours to educate and inspire ireland's biggest open air museum In 2016, Glasnevin Cemetery Museum will continue their series of Re-enactments and orations of famous Irish patriots. Dramatic Re-enactments bring legend to life featuring the orations and words of the famous. Look out for Padraig Pearse s famous graveside oration, Nurse Elizabeth O Farrell s recollections of the surrender of the 1916 Easter Rising and Father Gleeson s Last Absolution to name a few. The secrets are in the stones. Exhibitions 1916 Easter Rising Centenary March 2016 onwards The Battle of the Somme outdoor exhibition July - November 2016

3 IRELAND S HISTORY Civil War Anglo-Irish Treaty War of Independence Easter Rising Patrick Pearse s Speech First World War Dublin Lockout Suffragette movement Bloomsday Celtic and Gaelic Revival James Joyce Born Home Rule Movement Fenian Rising American Civil War Charge of the Light Brigade The Great Famine Catholic Emancipation Battle of Waterloo Robert Emmet s Rebellion Act of Union s s GLASNEVIN CARVED IN STONE Michael Collins 4 of 5 Signatories Forgotten Ten Easter Rebellion Tours Daily re-enactments Armistice Day Commemorations Jim Larkin memorial day International Women s Day Tours joycean tours 40,000+ Celtic Crosses 200+ Joycean Characters Ivy Day commemorations James Stephens IRB Founder Veterans Graves Four Chargers Graves poor ground graves O Connell Commemoration Wellington s Veterans Loyal friend Anne Devlin, Act of Union January 31st January Annual Jim Larkin commemoration including a wreath laying ceremony, in association with SIPTU. 20th January Museum visitors, curators, managers from all over the world will be taking part in #MuseumSelfie day a Twitter project aimed at raising awareness of the great collections being housed by national and regional museums across the globe. February 28th January - 3rd March (Thursdays at 7pm) Trinity College Dublin and Glasnevin Trust Lecture Series January 2016 From shoe box to window box, commemoration of the First World War in Ireland from 1919 to present day. Tom Burke, Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association 4 February 2016 They shall be speaking for ever : remembering the Abbey rebels. Fearghal McGarry, Queen s University, Belfast 11 February 2016 War, risings and rebellions beyond Ireland - the strategic context of 1916 David Murphy, Maynooth University 18 February 2016 There seems to be something wrong with our bloody ships today : Re-evaluating the Battle of Jutland (1916) Ian Speller, Maynooth University 25 February 2016 Divided history in a divided society: Commemorating the Rising and the Somme in Northern Ireland Marie Coleman, Queen s University, Belfast 3 March 2016 Life and crime in the city before the Rising Padraig Yeates, SIPTU Tickets 10 each or full series of 6 Lectures for 50. Booking via the Museum (0) or booking@glasnevintrust.ie

4 April 3rd April Unveiling of wall engraved with names of those killed during the 1916 Rising. Part of the official government commemorations for May 10th May March 5th & 6th and 12th & 13th March Celebrating Seachtain na Gaeilge Irish language tours by Paddy Gleeson at 1pm. Booking Essential. Contact the Museum (0) or booking@glasnevintrust.ie 5th March International Women s Day. A special tour by Bridget Sheerin, celebrating the famous women of Glasnevin cemetery. 25th, 26th, 27th & 28th March Easter Tours led by Niall Oman at 2.30pm. Including a re-enactment of Nurse Elizabeth O Farrell. Booking essential. Contact the Museum (0) or booking@glasnevintrust.ie 27th March Annual Easter Sunday morning 1916 Rising commemoration. Part of the official government commemorations for As part of the Bealtaine Festival, there will be a special Literary Tour of Glasnevin cemetery at 1pm. Booking Essential. Contact the Museum (0) or booking@glasnevintrust.ie 15th May Wreath laying ceremony at the tomb of Daniel O Connell, followed by the annual O Connell Lecture in the Museum s Milestone Gallery 24th May Service held in the Old Angels Memory Garden, Glasnevin Cemetery. In association with Little Lifetime Foundation to remember all children buried in the Cemetery. June 16th June Bloomsday, celebrating James Joyce s Ulysses with a day full of events. 26th June Annual Glasnevin Cemetery Mass at 3pm BLOOMSDAY When I die, Dublin will be written in my heart.

5 Meet the ancestors search over 1.5 million records Online at glasnevintrust.ie/genealogy July 1st July Exhibition and event to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. August 3rd August State event marking the centenary of the execution of Roger Casement. Part of the official government commemorations for st August Annual Michael Collins, Arthur Griffith commemoration and lecture. 29th August As part of this year s Heritage Week we are offering a FREE tour of Glasnevin cemetery. Booking essential. Contact the Museum (0) or booking@glasnevintrust.ie September 16th September As part of Culture Night, Glasnevin Cemetery Museum will be open Free of charge from 5pm to 9pm. Tours are at 5.30pm, 6pm, 6.30pm & 7pm. Each tour lasts around twenty minutes. Booking Essential. Contact the Museum (0) or booking@glasnevintrust.ie October 4th October Ivy Day: Charles Stewart Parnell wreath laying and oration. 25th 30th October Children s Halloween Twilight Tours of Glasnevin Cemetery.Booking essential. Contact the Museum (0) or booking@glasnevintrust.ie

6 As part of the First World War Centenary Partnership November 1st November Kevin Barry wreath laying and commemoration. 11th November Annual Armistice Day wreath laying and commemoration. December 13th December Presents The Battle of the Somme Annual Christmas Tree lighting in association with Little Lifetime Foundation to remember all children buried in the Cemetery. The First World War Centenary Partnership is marking 2016 as the Year of Film in line with the 100 year anniversary of the 1916 Battle of the Somme film which was viewed by 22 million people in Britain at the time. We have many Commemorative Organisations Partnered with Glasnevin Trust, all play an important part in our calendar. Dept of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht OPW Trinity College Dublin, History Department Department of Foreign Affairs Commonwealth War Graves Commission National Graves Association Collins Griffith Commemoration Society Little Life Time Foundation Miscarriage Association of Ireland SIPTU Historical Group Legion of Mary Parnell Society James Joyce Foundation.

7 Insta M50 GLASNEVIN CEMETERY MUSEUM EXPERIENCE GAELIC GAMES HUGH H LANE GALLERY DUBLIN WRITERSR MUSEUM NATIONAL BOTANIC GARDENS 2.5km AIRPORT 6km GARDEN OF REMEMBERANCEEMBERANCE CROKE PARK MUSEUMUM DUBLIN ZOO ROYAL HOSPITALP KILMAINHAM COLLINS BARRACKS MUSEUM GUINNESS BREWERY E JAMESON DISTILLERY CHRISTCHURCH R CATHEDRAL DUBLIN CASTLE GENERAL POST OFFICE JEANNIE JOHNSTON TRINITY COLLEGE Public Transport: Bus No. 40 & 140 (From O Connell St) Hop on Hop off City Sightseeing Dublin Bus Blue Route Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 10.00am to 5.00pm Saturday, Sunday, Bank Holidays 10.00am to 5.00pm Daily Tours