IRELAND’S part in World War I was explored with a series of events at a special roadshow held at Trinity College earlier this month.
Titled
‘Europe Goes to War, Ireland’s Part in World War 1’ the roadshow was hosted by the city centre college in partnership with RTÃ? Radio 1 and the National Library of Ireland.
Events held on Trinity campus during the day (Saturday, July 12) included a series of pop up talks and lectures on the Great War, and Trinity College Dublin’s own unique history during this period.
There was also plenty of music, drama and literature related to the Great War as well as the
‘Last Cricket Match of Peace’.
One of the main features was a Family History Collections Day of World War 1 memorabilia where members of the public were invited to bring in family items, letters and mementos related to the war for digitisation and archiving by a team of experts.
The day concluded with the final Bugle call of the
‘Last Post’ which was played by Bandsmen of the Army School of Music in Trinity College Chapel.