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Leitrim - Event Notice
Thursday January 01 1970

Jim Gralton Commemorative Weekend and School

category leitrim | miscellaneous | event notice author Saturday April 01, 2006 01:29author by J. Rooney - Gralton Labour History Committeeauthor email glhc at eircom dot netauthor address 1, High Street, Sligo or Keenaghan, Carrick-on-Shannonauthor phone 071-9145490 or 078-9621096 Report this post to the editors

The Annual Jim Gralton Commemorative Weekend and School will take place in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim, on the weekend of the 22nd/23rd April.

The School will focus on the Proclamation as a basis for discussion and the title of this years event is “1916 – A Proclamation Unfulfilled.”

The Programme is as follows:-

2.00.p.m. Official opening of School by Cllr. Declan Bree, Chair, Gralton Labour History Committee.

2.10.p.m. Session One

Proclamation: "We declare the right of the people of Ireland..........to be sovereign and indefeasable......"

‘Irish Sovereignty, the National Question and the E.U.’

Speaker: Patricia McKenna. Green Party

Chair: Cllr Martin Kenny. Sinn Fein member Leitrim County Council.

2.30.p.m. Discussion

3.10.p.m. Session Two

Proclamation; "....the Irish Nation must, by.....the readiness of its children to sacrifice themselves.....prove itself worthy..."

‘Commemorating Blood Sacrifice 1916 -1936: Origins of the Easter Lily and the Flanders Poppy campaign in the Irish Free State.’

Speaker: Dr. Ann Matthews. Author of the Rise and Demise of Women in Irish Politics 1900-1941”

Chair: Mr Paul Dillon. Labour Youth.

3.30.p.m. Discussion

4.10.p.m. Coffee/Tea Break

4.30.p.m. Session Three

Proclamation: "We declare the right of the people of Ireland to the ownership of Ireland................."

‘Connolly’s Teachings and the lessons for today’s Labour movement’

Speaker: Tony Moriarty. Trade Union economist – Research Officer Amicus Trade Union.

Chair: Gabriel McSharry. North Leitrim Political activist.

4.50.p.m. Discussion

5.30.p.m. Close of Saturday afternoon Session

9.00.p.m. SOCIAL EVENING
The Bush Hotel, Carrick-on-Shannon

Sunday 23rd April

11.00.a.m. Session Four

Proclamation: "The Republic declares its resolve to pursue the happiness and prosperity of the whole nation and all of its parts...."

‘Defending the idea of community and protecting the conditions under which it can flourish’

Speakers: Maura Harrington of the Davitt League and Eamonn McCann of the Socialist Environmental Alliance

Chair: Eugene McCartan, National Chair, Communist Party of Ireland

11.40.a.m. Discussion

12.30.p.m. Close of School

3.00.p.m. Commemorative Ceremony at the site of the Gralton’s Pearse-Connolly Hall, Effernagh.
Assemble Morrisons Cross at 2.45.p.m.
Prominent Speakers:

The venue for the Weekend School is the Dock Arts Centre, St Georges Terrace, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim.

Registration at the Arts Centre from 10.45.a.m. on Saturday 23rd April or you can apply directly to:

Gralton Labour History Committee,
1, High Street,
Sligo.
T: 071-9145490
E: glhc@eircom.net

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It has been confirmed that Mr Vincent McGrath of the Rossport Five will be the main speaker at this years Annual Gralton Commemorative Ceremony which will take place at 3.00.p.m. on Sunday afternoon next (23rd April)at the site of Jim Gralton’s famous Pearse-Connolly Hall at Effernagh, Co Leitrim.

The Commemorative weekend and school will be formally opened by the Chairman of the Gralton Labour History Committee, Councillor Declan Bree, at the main venue for the event, in the new Dock Arts Centre in Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday afternoon (22nd April)

To mark the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Rising the school is taking as its theme the significance of the 1916 Proclamation to contemporary Ireland.

Guest speakers include, Ms Patrica McKenna, the former Green Party M.E.P., Dr. Ann Matthews, author of “The Rise and Demise of Women in Irish Politics”, the trade union economist Mr Tony Moriarty, who is a research officer with the Amicus trade Union, Mr Eamonn McCann, writer and journalist and member of the Socialist Environmental Alliance, and Mayo woman Ms Maura Harrington a founder member of the Davitt League.

“Considering the theme of the school and indeed the list of guest speakers, our Committee is hopeful that the school will attract a larger than usual number of local participants this year.” Councillor Bree said.

author by Kathryn Gralton Hobinpublication date Fri Nov 24, 2006 23:17author email Kathrynhobin at comcast dot netauthor address author phone Report this post to the editors

My father is Jim Gralton's great nephew, also named James Gralton. We live in Boston, MA, USA. Just thought I'd drop a note and say hello.

 
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