To celebrate this centenary, a week-long exhibition by the Military Archives on the Irish Volunteers will be open to the public in the Pillar Rooms from Mon–Wed 10am to 4pm; Thurs 10am to 7:30pm; and Fri 10am to 2pm. Access is via the Blue Gate, Parnell Square East, Dublin 1.
A free lunchtime lecture will be held at 1pm, as follows:
Monday 25 November: | Battle of Mount Street Bridge 1916, with Paul O'Brien |
Tuesday 26 November: | Sources at the Military Archives, with Comdt Padraic Kennedy |
Wednesday 27 November: | The British Army in Ireland 1913, with Tony Kinsella |
Thursday 28 November: | Who were the Irish Volunteers - a case study, with Lar Joye |