Organizer
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Western Front Association (Dublin Branch)
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Phone
+353 (01) 895 8831 -
Email
ian1914@eircom.net -
The Western Front Association (The WFA) was formed with the purpose of furthering interest in First World War of 1914-1918. We also aim to perpetuate the memory, courage and comradeship of all those who served their countries on all sides, across all theatres and fronts, on land, at sea and in the air and at home, during the Great War.
Location
- 138 - 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2. D02 HE37
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Dublin City’s Pearse Street Library was built in 1909 with the financial support of American millionaire Andrew Carnegie. Today it features a public library downstairs and a special study library upstairs. It is a place where visitors can trace their family trees or look up the history of their area. Another feature is the stone head of Admiral Horatio Nelson; Nelson’s Pillar on O’Connell Street was blown up in 1966, and the head of the statue was saved.
More Info
Dublin Western Front Assoc. Conference
Dublin WFA Conference: The Great War and the Irish Revolution, Pearse Street Library, Dublin.
Topics and Speakers
‘They Have Rights Who Dare Maintain Them’ – The Formation of the Irish Volunteers by Gerry White; Conditional Loyalty – the 1914 ‘Curragh Incident’ by Patrick Sheehan
Stories from the Stones – Dublin Soldiers in War and Revolution by Fiona Forde
An Irish Family in War and Revolution by Denis Kirby