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June 2007National day of Commemoration at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, Dublin, Sunday 8th July 2007The National Day of Commemoration is being held this year on Sunday the 8 th July at the Royal Hospital in Kilmainham, Dublin. The purpose of the commemoration is to remember those Irish soldiers who lost their lives in war or with the United Nations. The Commemorative Plaque in the Royal Hospital carries the following inscription :- In honour of all those Irishmen and Irishwomen Who died in past wars Or on service with the United Nations The commemorative ceremonies begin at 11 am with the arrival of An tUachtarán Mary McAleese and a Presidential Guard of Honour. Representatives of the various Faith Traditions in Ireland will then participate in a prayer service. The President will lay a wreath in honour of those Irishmen and Irishwomen who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations. Honours will be rendered by a Cadet Guard of Honour and the Last Post will be sounded. The National Flag will be raised to full mast and Reveille will sound, followed by the National Anthem. The commemorative ceremonies begin at 11 am with the arrival of An tUachtarán Mary McAleese and a Presidential Guard of Honour. Representatives of the various Faith Traditions in Ireland will then participate in a prayer service. The President will lay a wreath in honour of those Irishmen and Irishwomen who died in past wars or on service with the United Nations. Honours will be rendered by a Cadet Guard of Honour and the Last Post will be sounded. The National Flag will be raised to full mast and Reveille will sound, followed by the National Anthem. Army Museums Ogilby TrustThe Military Heritage of Ireland Trust is pleased to announce the addition of a link to the website of the Army Museums Ogilby Trust (AMOT). The Army Museums Ogilby Trust is a registered charity founded in 1954 by the late Colonel Robert Ogilby DSO, DL whose personal experiences in two world wars persuaded him that the fighting spirit of the British soldier stemmed from the esprit de corps engendered by the Army’s regimental structure. This spirit is enshrined in the many regimental and corps museums which seek to inspire and educate their visitors. The AMOT website is recognised as the definitive guide to the regimental and corps museums of the British Army spread throughout the United Kingdom. The Ogilby Trust can be found at www.armymuseums.org.uk/links.htm . Soldiers and Chiefs at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, DublinSince its opening in October 2006, the ‘Soldiers and Chiefs’ exhibition galleries have been a major attraction for visitors from at home and abroad. The galleries tell the story of the Irish at War at home and abroad since 1550. It is the largest exhibition ever undertaken by the National Museum of Ireland, with some 910 objects and 201 loans on display. In conjunction with the exhibition, a new publication has been issued by the Museum which is a useful guide for the visitor and describes the various galleries, as outlined below:-
The publication carries a short, valuable, section on “How to trace your Family Military History” on its penultimate page. The Royal Ulster Rifles Museum, BelfastThe Regiment dates back to the reign of George III when, in 1793 to meet the commitments of war with France, the 83rd and the 86th Regiments of Foot were raised. At about the same time Regiments of Militia were raised in Counties Antrim, Down and Louth. All were eventually to be part of the Royal Irish Rifles, which later became The Royal Ulster Rifles.
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