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Decade of Centenaries

Art Exhibition by Mick O'Dea
Divided Loyalties by Mick O'Dea

2023 Decade of Centenaries Clare

Current Decade of Centenaries Events

Divided Loyalties by Mick O'Dea. Art Exhibition in glór 17 November - 13 January. The exhibition opening will take place on Friday, 8 December at 6pm. An Artist's tour of the exhibition will take place on Saturday 9 December at 10.30am followed by a double bill film screening of The Battlefield by Emile Dineen and The Ballad of the Crimson Warrior by Mike Hanrahan with a post-screening Q and A with Mick, Emile and Mike. All are welcome to attend. Queries to decadeofcentenaries@clarecoco.ie

Clare Libraries History Week ran from 16-20 October. See the programme here. Links to online lectures are given below and the full playlist is available on Clare Libraries Youtube.

Online Lectures

Martin Walsh. Mary Roughan, President of Ennis Cumann na mBan: a forgotten nationalist
Paul Minihan. 1917 Hunger Strike.
Brian Crowley and Aoife Torpey of Kilmainham Gaol. 'Hearts Ne'er Waver': The Women Prisoners of the Irish Civil War
John Rattigan. Georgina Frost Collection.
Kirsten Mulrennan. The West Clare Brigade Papers in UL
Podcast. Joe Ó Muircheartaigh. Gael Force - Shots that Split Clare GAA
John Rattigan. Tom McGrath Collection.

Decade of Centenaries Project Awards 2023

The following groups and historians were awarded funding from Clare Decade of Centenaries:

Joe Ó Muircheartaigh - documentary on Clare GAA in the Civil War
Inis Cathaigh Kilrush Comhaltas - 1916-1923 series of concerts in July
West Clare War of Independence Committee - reissue of commemorative booklet
Lissycasey Historical Committee - History Day
East Clare Memorial Committee - East Clare Memorial website
Dúchas na Sionna - Hastings Cottage heritage event
Mid Clare Commemoration Group - Canada Cross , Miltown and Rineen commmemorations
Brian Spring - history walking rail of Ennis for children Epic Ennis
Marie Connole - visual art exhibition in Scariff Library August-September 2023
Mick O'Dea - art exhibiton in glór from November 2023-January 2024

Decade of Centenaries Clare Programme 2022
Decade of Centenaries Clare Programme 2021
Decade of Centenaries Clare Programme 2020
Decade of Centenaries Clare Programme 2019

Recorded lectures 2020-2022 on Clare in the Revolutionary Period

Clare during the Civil War by Dr Joe Power
Aspects of the War of Independence in Clare by Dr. Joe Power
The County Clare Nursery (Mother and Baby Home) by Rita McCarthy. Exhibition here
Peadar Clancy - Rebel and Leader by Pat Shannon
Tom Markham and the War of Independence by Joe Ó Muircheartaigh
Destruction of the Corofin Union Workhouse, 25 July 1922 by Paul Minihan
The Rebel Priests of Mullagh: Fr. Pat Gaynor and Fr Michael McKenna by Dr. Áine Hensey
Saving Hay and Saving Ireland: Stories from the War of Independence in West Clare
by Eoin Shanahan.
Echoes from a Civil War by Joe Queally
After disbandment: The Royal Irish Constabulary 1922-1940 by Brian Hughes
Republican surveillance of women during the War of Independence: case studies of gendered violence from Co Clare by Dr. Mary McAuliffe
Monreal Ambush, 18 December 1920 by Paul Minihan
RIC Barracks, Huts & Protection Posts of Co Clare 1916-1921 by Ger Browne. See Clare Library website
The Civil War Autograph Book of P. Lynch, Mid Clare Brigade by John Rattigan, Clare Museum
Nan Hogan of Clare Cumann na mBan by Martin Bourke
The Joseph Barrett Collection by Rene Franklin, Clare County Archivist
The Georgina Frost Collection by John Rattigan, Clare Museum
Irish Agriculture in the 1920s by Prof. Cathal O’Donoghue
Clare: Songs of Independence: The Ballad of the Crimson Warrior by Mike Hanrahan
Mná100 Explore a Century of Change by Dr Sinead McCoole
Kathleen Griffin Autograph Book by John Rattigan, Clare Museum
Barrett Family Artefacts by John Rattigan, Clare Museum
The Story of Clare and its People 1570-2020 by Dr. John Treacy (book launch video)
John Breen of Kilmihil by John Rattigan, Clare Museum
Artefacts of the War of Independence: Ingenuity by John Rattigan
Artefacts of the War of Independence: Proclamation by John Rattigan
Artefacts of the War of Independence: Doyle by John Rattigan
Clare: Songs of Independence: The Time has Come by Mike Hanrahan
Clare: Songs of Independence: Burning' by Mike Hanrahan
Reading from play 'Two Days in September' by Dermott Petty

Publications
Art O’Donnell: the Quiet Idealist Clare County Library
Nan Hogan of Clare Cumann na mBan by Martin Bourke
Commemorating the War of Independence in West Clare 1919-1921 by West Clare War of Ind Committee

Podcasts
Safe as Houses: The Journey of Liam Mellows through Clare podcast by Joe Ó Muircheartaigh
The War of Independence in Clare History Ireland Hedge School
Brigades at War by Joe Ó Muircheartaigh
The News from Clare 1920 Podcast by Rita McCarthy

Exhibitions
Banner in Turmoil: County Clare and the War of Independence exhibition
The County Clare Nursery (Mother and Baby Home)
by Rita McCarthy.

Primary School Resource Pack

The Brave and the Bold: the War of Independence in County Clare by Brian Spring

Decade of Centenaries Past Events 2023:

Art Exhibiton by David O'Rourke Timeslip: recontextualising archive images from 100 years ago to the present day, Clare Museum 12-20 August 2023
Lecture by Colm Hayes North Clare's Fight for Irish Freedom, Ennistymon LIbrary, 15 August at 630pm
Civil War in Clare - Lecture by Joe Power. 24 May, DeValera Library, Ennis
Civil War in Clare - Lecture by Joe Power. 11 May, Kilrush Library
Lecture by Colm Liddy on Nan Hogan. Shannon Library. 9 May
Canada Cross Commemoration by the Mid Clare Brigade Commemoration Comittee 15 April 2023
Reflections of an Irish Grandson [prerecorded video talk] by Vincent J. Quealy 14 April 2023
Flor McCarthy Stories of the Revolution Ennis Book Club Festival March 2023
Colm Liddy Lecture: Nan Hogan Ennis Book Club Festival March 2023
Marie Connole - 'Vial': a visual art exhibition exploring Ireland's revolutionary years in Scariff Library
15 August - 15 September 2023
Lecture by Tomás Mac Conmara on Scariff Martyrs with artist Marie Connole. 14 September at 6.30pm, Scariff Library. 061 922893.

Clare County Library Website War of Independence links:

Clare Revolution 1916-1923 Part 1 by Ger Browne
Clare Revolution 1916-1923 Part 2 by Ger Browne
Corofin Workhouse 1919-1920
Corofin and the Sky Over It: Life in Corofin during the Troubles
IRA Volunteers in County Clare
IRA Volunteers in County Clare: Biographies
Clare Witness Statements 1913-1921
John Minihan Papers

The Rineen Ambush
The War of Independence in West Clare
Memoirs of Andrew O'Donoghue, War of Independence
Peter Vaughan: From the Hindenburg Line to Rineen
War of Independence and Civil War: Patrick (Pat) Keane, Kilnamona
Witness to War 1917-1923: Commandant Séamus Hennessy
War of Independence Compensation Claims 1921 – 1923
Reading the Rising 1916 Book Promotion
Words of War World War One Book Promotion

The Decade of Centenaries programme has explored a complex and sensitive period in our history. 2023 marks the ending of the Civil War and the admission of the Irish Free State into the League of Nations. This final year of the programme also offers an important opportunity for reflection and discussion about the Decade of Centenaries – its impact and legacy as well as successes, challenges and learnings. The Government’s objective throughout has been to promote an inclusive, respectful, authentic, measured, and consultative approach to commemorations, which encourages a deeper understanding of the context of the time, recognising the differing perspectives on our shared history and seeking to strengthen peace and reconciliation on the island of Ireland.

Local Authorities oversee the Community Strand of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media's Commemorative Programme. Funding is provided annually to each Local Authority and a programme of commemorations is submitted to the Commemorations Unit of the Department for approval. The Community Strand encourages a collaborative approach between the State, local authority network and community organisations.

The terms of the Decade of Centenaries funding are based on the guidance of the Commemorations Unit of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and follow the principles laid down by the Expert Advisory Group on Centenary Commemorations. The Commemorations Unit recognise ‘that local cultural organisations, archives, museums and libraries act in positions of ‘cultural brokers’ and have formed meaningful relationships with local communities.’ The Expert Advisory Group on Centenary Commemorations published its Initial Statement in 2012, its Second Statement in 2017 and its subsequent guidance in January 2019.

Details of national Decade of Centenaries events can be found at www.decadeofcentenaries.com

Queries can be emailed to: decadeofcentenaries@clarecoco.ie