National - Event Notice
Thursday January 01 1970
Republican Easter Commemorations (List)
REMEMBER EASTER WEEK 1916
*** Complete List of Republican Easter Commemorations Ireland, Glasgow, London & New York.****
Nation-wide list of Republican Easter Commemorations
ANTRIM
Belfast, Easter Sunday, Republican Plot, Milltown Cemetery,
12 noon.
ARMAGH
Armagh city, Easter Sunday, Sandyhill Cemetery, assemble
2.30pm at gates of cemetery. Flute band in attednance. Function
on Easter Sunday night.
Keady, South Armagh, Easter Sunday, assemble St Patrick’s
Street, march to the grave of Volunteer Eddie Dynes, St Patrick’s
Cemetery, 1pm.
Lurgan, Holy Saturday, assemble Murals, Kilwilkie, for
commemoration at Republican Plot, St Colman’s Cemetery, 2pm.
CARLOW
Easter Saturday, 4pm, wreath-laying, grave of Tony Ruane,
Carlow Cemetery.
CLARE
Easter Monday commemoration, Drumcliff Cemetery, Ennis,
4pm.
CORK
Assemble at Wilton Roundabout, 2pm Easter Sunday. Parade to
Republican Plot, St Finbarr’s Cemetery.
DERRY
Cúchulainn Memorial, City Cemetery, Derry City, Easter
Sunday, assemble at 12 noon.
Wreath-laying ceremonies at the following on Easter Sunday
morning: The Loup Cemetery, 9am at the grave of Brigadier Seán
Larkin; and the grave of Tommy Toner in Dungiven, 10.15am at
the graves of Vols Kealy, O’Carolan and Kilmartin and hunger
striker Kevin Lynch.
DONEGAL
Holy Saturday, Doneyloup, Castlefin 7.30pm. Clady Bridge,
11.30am.
Drumboe Easter Sunday, assemble Johnson’s Corner 2.30pm.
DOWN
Easter Sunday, Newry, 10 am, St Mary’s Cemetery.
DUBLIN
Holy Saturday, wreath-laying ceremony, Balbriggan Bridge,
2.30pm.
Easter Sunday, commemoration at Deansgrange Cemetery,
1pm.
Easter Monday, Assemble Garden of Remembrance, 2pm for
march to GPO, O’Connell Street, Dublin.
FERMANAGH
See April SAOIRSE.
GALWAY
Assemble at Cathedral for parade to Liam Mellows Memorial,
Eyre Square, Galway city, Easter Sunday, 11am.
Republican Plot, Donaghpatrick, Headford, Easter Sunday,
assemble Queally’s Cross, Cahirlistrane, 3pm.
GLASGOW
Easter Sunday commemoration and function. Details from
SAOIRSE sellers.
KERRY
Cahersiveen, Easter Sunday, assemble 2.30pm at the
Monument, The Square.
Tralee, Easter Sunday, assemble at Denny Street
at 2pm parade to Republican Plot, Rath Cemetery.
Killarney, wreathlaying ceremony at Republican Monument.
Easter Monday, Republican Plot, Listowel, assemble at
graveyard gates, 2.30pm.
KILDARE
Easter Sunday, Moone Cemetery, Athy, Co Kildare,
10.30am .
Easter Monday, 12 Noon, wreath laying ceremony, the
Republican Plot, Naas. Wreaths will also be laid throughout the
county.
KILKENNY
Good Friday: Wreath laying ceremony a Republican Memorial
Plaque, Friary Street, Kilkenny city on Good Friday, 12 noon.
Easter Saturday: Assemble at 1.45pm at Technical school,
Mooncoin, Co Kilkenny for march to the grave of Jo Foran.
LAOIS
Easter Monday 10.30am, wreath-laying ceremony,
Barrowhouse Cemetery at the grave of James Lacey and William
Connor.
Easter Monday, 11am, Portarlington, wreath-laying ceremony,
1798 Monument.
LEITRIM
See April SAOIRSE.
LIMERICK
Easter Sunday, assemble Munster Fair Tavern, Mulgrave Street,
2.45pm, for parade to Republican Plot, Mount St Lawrence
Cemetery.Easter Sunday.
LONDON
Easter Monday, commemoration, Hendon Cemetery, Holder’s
Hill Road, Hendon, 11.30am.
LONGFORD
Easter Sunday, commemoration, Ardagh at the grave of Vol
Alfie McHugh, Irish Citizens’Army, 3pm.
LOUTH
Dundalk, Easter Sunday, commemoration, Republican Plot, St
Patrick’s Cemetery, 2pm.
MAYO
Kilkelly, Easter Monday, 12 noon, assemble at Church gate and
parade to East Mayo Brigade Memorial on main Sligo-Galway
Road.
MEATH
Palm Sunday, April 4, Thomas Allen Commemoration,
Longwood,Co Meath. Assemble Main Street,Longwood, 2pm.
Easter Sunday, wreath-laying ceremony at grave of Fian Séamus
Fox, Drumree, Co Meath, 2pm.Assemble gates of cemetery.
Easter Monday, at grave of Vol George McDermott, Ardbraccan,
Co Meath. Assemble at Gates of cemetery.
MONAGHAN
Easter Sunday, Commemoration, Urbleshanny Cemetery,
Scotstown, at grave of Vol Seámus McElwaine 2pm.
NEW YORK
Easter Sunday, 9am, Commemoration at the grave of Joseph Stynes (Tan War Veteran),
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York
East 233rd and Webster Ave.
Organised by the National Irish Freedom Committee
more info: www.irishfreedom.net
OFFALY
Easter Sunday, assemble at Church in Bannagher after second
Mass for march to the Republican Cross in memory of Barnes and
McCormack, oration by Seosamh Ó Maoileoin.
ROSCOMMON
Ballinlough, Easter Sunday, 12 noon, parade to IRA Memorial.
Elphin, parade to County Roscommon Memorial after 11.30
Mass.
Easter Sunday, County Commemoration, Lisacul Old
Cemetery, at the grave of Ned Shannon, 3pm.
SLIGO
Sligo Town, Easter Sunday, wreath-laying ceremony,
Republican Plot, Sligo Cemetery.
TIPPERARY
Easter Sunday, Commemoration, Hunger Strike Memorial,
Banba Square, Nenagh, 10am.
TYRONE
See April SAOIRSE.
WATERFORD
Easter Saturday, wreath-laying ceremony at Statue on Quay,
Waterford city, 12 noon.
WESTMEATH
Easter Saturday, assemble Market Square, Mullingar, 3pm for
march to the Republican Plot, Ballyglass Cemetery to mark the
40th Anniversary of the re-internment of Company Capt Peter
Barnes and Staff Capt James McCormack.
Wreaths will also be laid at the grave of Mrs Moynihan in
Ballyglass and at the Republican plots at Kilbeggan, Tyrellspass,
Fore, Meedin and at Athlone over the Easter weekend. For further
information contact Olive at 087-7857341.
Easter Sunday, wreaths will be laid at the memorial Plaque at
Ballycomber, also at the grave of Lieut Matthew Keane at
Mucklagh graveyard.
WEXFORD
Republican Plot, St Ibar’s Cemetery, Crosstown, Easter
Sunday, assemble at Crescent Quay, Wexford at 3pm. Function
after in West Gate Tavern. Mass for all who died for Ireland,
Church of the Immaculate Conception, Rowe Street, 11am.
WICKLOW
Holy Saturday, 3pm, wreath laying Hollywood Cemetery, West
Wicklow
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