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Encyclopedia > Garden of Remembrance (Dublin)

The Garden of Remembrance is an Irish memorial garden, created in Dublin to commemorate all those killed in the Anglo-Irish War (also known as the Irish War of Independence) between 1919 and 1922. It also commemorates those who died in other conflicts in the struggle for Irish freedom, notably Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x900, 237 KB) Summary Taken by myself in 2005 Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x900, 138 KB) Summary taken by myself in 2005 Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Sculpture on the Discoveries Age and Portuguese Navigators in Lisbon, Portugal Holocaust Memorial for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg by David Ascalon (1994) A memorial is an object served as a memory of something, usually a person (who has died) or an event. ... A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... An Irish War of Independence memorial in Dublin The Anglo-Irish War (also known as the Irish War of Independence) was a guerrilla campaign mounted against the British government in Ireland by the Irish Republican Army under the proclaimed legitimacy of the First Dáil, the extra-legal Irish parliament... 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

The Irish Civil War is generally not commemorated there, as it is still a politically divisive issue. (Redirected from 1798 rebellion) The Irish Rebellion of 1798 or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally, was an uprising in 1798, lasting several months, against the British establishment in Ireland. ... Fenian is a term used since the 1850s for Irish nationalists (who oppose British rule in Ireland). ... // Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the United States is built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ... Combatants Irish Volunteers, Irish Citizen Army, Irish Republican Brotherhood British Army Dublin Metropolitan Police Royal Irish Constabulary Commanders Pádraig Pearse, James Connolly General Sir John Maxwell Strength 1250 in Dublin, c. ... Combatants Irish Republican Army (1922-1969) Irish Army of the Irish Free State Commanders Liam Lynch Michael Collins Richard Mulcahy Strength c. ...


Because subsequent campaigns of violence did not achieve the same levels of support, IRA members (or those of other paramilitary organisations) killed after 1922–1923 are not allowed to be commemorated there. Following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty on 6 December 1921, the Irish Republican Army in the 26 counties that were to become the Irish Free State split between supporters and opponents of the Treaty. ...


The Garden of Remembrance was opened in 1966 by President de Valera on the fiftieth anniversary of the Easter Rising. It is in the form of a sunken cruciform water-feature. It is located in the northern fifth of the original park in the centre of Parnell Square (formerly Rutland Square), a Georgian square on the northside of Dublin. 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Eamon de Valera (born Edward George de Valera, sometimes Gaelicised Éamon de Bhailéara; October 14, 1882 – August 29, 1975), was an Irish politician, best known as a leader of Irelands struggle for independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the early 20th century, and... This page is a candidate to be moved to Wiktionary. ... Parnell Square (formerly Ruthland Square) lies just off the north end of OConnell Street. ... A town square is an open area commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. ...


In 2004 it was suggested that as part of the redesign of the square the Garden of Remembrance itself might be redesigned. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


A much larger National War Memorial, built thirty years earlier, commemorates those who died in World War I. The National War Memorial is a 8 hectare war memorial in the Islandbridge area of Dublin, built to commemerate Irish soldiers who died in World War 1. ... Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russian Empire Kingdom of Serbia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria German Empire Ottoman Empire Commanders Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Ferdinand Foch Nikolay II Nikolay Yudenich Radomir Putnik Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Reinhard Scheer Franz Josef I Oskar Potiorek İsmail...


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