Search Results for 'Mayo Peace Park Committee'
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Kevin Myers to speak at Castlebar WW1 ceremony
Leading columnist and social commentator Kevin Myers is to speak in Castlebar on Sunday at a special ceremony in the Mayo Peace Park to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of World War I.
All roads leading to Castlebar as three major festivals combine
It is a case of all roads leading to Castlebar over the coming week as three major festivals are combining to bring the streets of the county town alive with music, entertainment, markets, shopping, and leisure.
Centenary concert will mark World War One anniversary
A concert to mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War One will take place in Christ Church, Castlebar, on May 11 at 8 pm.
County getting ready to mark World War I centenary
Mayo is preparing to mark the centenary of World War I with events taking place across the county throughout the year.
Balla Holy Trinity Church Gathering
Balla No Name Club is hosting a gathering on Sunday, June 9, 2.30pm in the grounds of the Church of Ireland Holy Trinity Church in Balla.
Remembrance Day commemorations coming up at Mayo Peace Park
The Annual Remembrance Day Mass for Mayo, will take place in the Church of the Holy Rosary, Castlebar at 12pm, on Sunday, November 11. The annual Armistice Day wreath laying ceremony will take place in the Mayo Peace Park, at 1.30pm, immediately after the mass. The special guest speaker for the occasion is the Rt, Rev Patrick Rooke, the Church of Ireland, Bishop of Tuam, and Killala and Achonry. Everyone is invited to attend these events.
Visit the battlefields, museums and cemeteries of Mayo’s fallen heroes
The Mayo Peace Park committee are organising a tour to the battlefields, museums, and cemeteries where the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines from Mayo fought and fell in World War I. One thousand two hundred names of the Mayo fallen, the majority from World War I, are commemorated at the Peace Park in Castlebar.
Unique remembrance concert at the Royal Theatre
Mayo Remembrance Concert is a unique event which will take place in the Royal Castlebar Theatre and Event Centre on Monday, October 6. This special concert is being held in honour of all those from County Mayo who served and died in both world wars and in the many conflicts of the past century in the cause of world peace. The fallen will be permanently commemorated in the Mayo Peace Park Garden of Remembrance which will be officially opened on the following day by the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese.
