Ireland and World War One

Saturday 12th November 2011

A Special Day of Talks and Events

All events are FREE and no booking is required, all events will operate on a first come basis.

This event is organised by the Education and Outreach Department National Museum of Ireland –

Decorative Arts & History--Collins Barracks
www.museum.ie

Fusiliers at Rue de Bois, 1915’
National Museum of Ireland – Decorative Arts and History, Collins Barracks
10.30am - 12.30pm

Drop-in event:
Trace your relatives from the Great War--
Find out how to trace records of family who served in the army, with members of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Association

Venue:
‘Soldiering in the Twentieth Century’ gallery of the ‘Soldiers and Chiefs’ exhibition
11.30am - 1.00pm
Talks in the AV Lecture Theatre

11.30am
Snow and mosquitoes – the Connaught Rangers on the Salonika Front 1915-1917
Speaker: Oliver Fallon, Chairman, Connaught Rangers Association

12.00pm
Letters from the Front – a soldier writes home about his experiences during World War One
Speaker: Tadhg Moloney, Honorary Secretary, Royal Munster, Fusiliers Association

Talks followed by a question and answer session

2.30pm - 3.15pm
Re-enactment: Find out about joining up and soldiers’ equipment in World
War One with re-enactor Graham Evans
Venue: ‘Soldiering in the Twentieth Century’ gallery of the ‘Soldiers and Chiefs’ exhibition

3.00pm - 4.00pm
Talk: Objects from the Front
This a special opportunity to take a closer look at key objects from the National Museum’s collections which tell the story of the day to day life of Irish soldiers in World War One
Speakers: Lar Joye, Curator, National Museum of Ireland
Andrew Smith, Education Officer, St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin
Venue: Learning Resource Room

How to find us

Buses to Collins Barracks:
90 (Aston Quay),
92 (St Stephen’s Green)
25, 25A, 66, 67 (Wellington Quay)

Luas to Collins Barracks:
Dedicated Museum stop – Red Line
‘The Last Absolution of The Royal Munster