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A Political History of the Two IrelandsRemembering and reclaiming: commemorations and identity, 1960–2011

A Political History of the Two Irelands: Remembering and reclaiming: commemorations and identity,... [Since the 1960s commemorations and anniversaries have continued to be an important feature of the annual public calendar in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. In 1995, in an address to both houses of the Irish parliament, President Mary Robinson stated that ‘commemoration is a moral act’. In the same year, in her Christmas message, Queen Elizabeth declared: ‘commemoration and anniversaries are very important elements in our national life’.1 These acts of commemoration serve to remind people and communities of important moments or individuals in their history. By such means, the achievements, bravery, endurance and suffering of past individuals and generations are honoured and remembered. This chapter will look principally at four such dates of commemoration that are celebrated annually in the two parts of Ireland. These are 17 March and St Patrick, Easter and the Dublin Rising of 1916, 12 July and the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, and Remembrance Sunday on the Sunday nearest 11 November.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Political History of the Two IrelandsRemembering and reclaiming: commemorations and identity, 1960–2011

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Copyright
© Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012
ISBN
978-0-230-36147-8
Pages
155 –177
DOI
10.1057/9780230363403_5
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Abstract

[Since the 1960s commemorations and anniversaries have continued to be an important feature of the annual public calendar in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. In 1995, in an address to both houses of the Irish parliament, President Mary Robinson stated that ‘commemoration is a moral act’. In the same year, in her Christmas message, Queen Elizabeth declared: ‘commemoration and anniversaries are very important elements in our national life’.1 These acts of commemoration serve to remind people and communities of important moments or individuals in their history. By such means, the achievements, bravery, endurance and suffering of past individuals and generations are honoured and remembered. This chapter will look principally at four such dates of commemoration that are celebrated annually in the two parts of Ireland. These are 17 March and St Patrick, Easter and the Dublin Rising of 1916, 12 July and the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, and Remembrance Sunday on the Sunday nearest 11 November.]

Published: Oct 3, 2015

Keywords: Government Minister; Irish Government; Catholic Church; Irish People; Fiftieth Anniversary

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