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 |
