Easter Commemorations 2006

national | history and heritage | event notice Thursday March 30, 2006 23:18 by RSF - Republican Sinn Fein saoirse at iol dot ie 223 Parnel Street, Dublin Teil: 8729757

Remember Easter Week 1916

Nation-Wide List of Easter Commemorations

ANTRIM
Belfast, Easter Sunday, Republican Plot, Milltown Cemetery, 12 noon.

ARMAGH
Easter Sunday, commemoration, St Michael’s, Killeen after 11.30 Mass.
Wreath-laying ceremonies at Camloch, Edentubber, Jonsboro, Dromintee, Mullaghabawn, Cullyhanna, and Cloughogue. Armagh city, Easter Sunday, Sandyhill Cemetery, 3pm.

Lurgan, Easter Saturday, commemoration at Republican Plot, St Colman’s Cemetery, 4pm.

CLARE
Easter Sunday commemoration, see April SAOIRSE.

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
Easter Sunday, Wreath-laying ceremony at Glasnevin Cemetery, Easter Sunday 1pm, commemoration at Deansgrange Cemetery, 1pm.

Easter Monday, Assemble Garden of Remembrance, 2pm for march to GPO, O’Connell Street, Dublin.

FERMANAGH
Easter Sunday, 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 Fair Green and parade to Killavarogue Cemetery.

Wreath-laying ceremonies at 3rd Kerry Brigade memorial in Church Street along the route.

Easter Sunday, Republican Plot, Listowel, assemble The Square, Listowel, 12.30.

Tralee, Easter Sunday, assemble at Denny Street at 2pm parade to Republican Plot, Rath Cemetery.

Killarney, wreath-laying ceremony at Republican Monument.

KILDARE
Easter Sunday, 12 noon, grave of Frank Drivers, Ballymore Eustace. Wreaths will be laid throughout the county.

LAOIS/OFFALY
Easter Monday, Portarlington, wreath-laying ceremony at the 1798 monument in the town square.

Wreath-laying at the grave of Walter Mitchell, Clara Cemetery, Easter Saturday, at 6pm.

LEITRIM
Easter Sunday, Drumshanbo Cemetery, 3pm at graves of Captain Jim Vaughan and Vol Séamus McGlynn, IRA.

LIMERICK
Easter Sunday, assemble Munster Tavern, Mulgrave Street, 2.45pm for parade to Republican Plot, Mount St Lawrence Cemetery.

LONGFORD
Easter Sunday, commemoration at grave of Vol John Mahon, IRA in Newtownforbes Old Cemetery, parade forms up at 3pm.

Earlier wreath-laying at grave of Vol Alfred McHugh, Irish Citizen Army in Ardagh Cemetery.

LOUTH
Dundalk, Easter Sunday, assemble Adelphi (old cinema now closed) at 1pm for parade to Republican Plot, St Patrick’s Cemetery.

MAYO
Kilkelly, Easter Monday, 12 noon, assemble at Church gate and parade to East Mayo Brigade Memorial on main Sligo-Galway Road.

MEATH
12 noon, Easter Monday, wreath-laying ceremony at Tom Allen Memorial, Longwood.

Wreath-laying ceremonies will also be held at the Séamus Fox Memorial, Drumree, 1pm and at Ardbracken, Navan, 1.30pm.

Summerhill, 1798 Monument, wreath-laying ceremony.

MONAGHAN
Easter Sunday, Commemoration, Urbleshanny Cemetery, Scotstown, at grave of Vol Seá:mus McElwaine 2pm.

NEW YORK
Easter Sunday Commemoration, New York city, see April SAOIRSE.

ROSCOMMON
Ballinlough, Easter Sunday, 12 noon, parade to IRA Memorial.

Elphin, parade to County Roscommon Memorial after 11.30 Mass.

County Commemoration, Ballaghadereen, 3.30pm, at grave of Captain William Partridge, Irish Citizen Army.

SLIGO
Sligo Town, Easter Sunday, assemble Sligo Cemetery gates 1pm and march to Republican Plot.

TYRONE
Easter Saturday, Edendork Cemetery, East Tyrone, 5.30pm at the graveside of Fian James Mc Caughey.

WESTMEATH
Easter Sunday, see April SAOIRSE.

WEXFORD
Republican Plot, St Ibar’s Cemetery, Crosstown, Easter Sunday, assemble at Crescent Quay, Wexford at 3pm.

Wreath-laying ceremonies at the grave of Joe Whitty; and at the graves of Rafter and McCarthy in Morrinton Cemetery