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Kilkenny ceremony of remembrance to take place at memorial in the Peace Park

A short ceremony of remembrance will take place at the memorial in the Peace Park at 7.30pm on Thursday, November 11, hosted by the Kilkenny Great War Memorial Committee. People are invited to attend the ceremony, which will pay respect to the over ...

01 Nov 2021 at 18:00

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Kilkenny ceremony of remembrance to take place at memorial this evening, Armistice Day

A short ceremony of remembrance will take place at the memorial in the Peace Park at 7.30pm today (Thursday, November 11), hosted by the Kilkenny Great War Memorial Committee. People are invited to attend the ceremony, which will pay respect to ...

11 Nov 2021 at 17:06

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Fascinating new book featuring WWI documents written by three native Kilkenny men

In 2012 Kilkenny Families in the Great War was launched in Kilkenny. The book documented the careers of nearly 3,000 men and women of Kilkenny city and county who were involved in the ‘war to end all wars’. It had taken the authors 17 years to ...

27 Nov 2021 at 17:00

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Kilkenny remembers Great War dead in Armistice ceremony, despite heavy rain

A ceremony of remembrance took place at the memorial in the Peace Park yesterday evening (Thursday, November 11), hosted by the Kilkenny Great War Memorial Committee. Despite the rain and darkness, attendees gathered to pay respect to the ...

12 Nov 2021 at 14:00

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Pictures: Kilkenny marks Anzac day with solemn ceremony in Peace Park

Kilkenny Great War Memorial Committee held a commemorative ceremony at the Kilkenny Great War Memorial in the Peace Park on Sunday to remember those from the South-East of Ireland who served in the ANZAC Forces in World War I. ...

24 Apr 2023 at 09:15

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Kilkenny to host ANZAC commemoration ceremony at war memorial

Kilkenny Great War Memorial Committee will hold a commemorative ceremony at the Kilkenny Great War Memorial in the Peace Park, Kilkenny City on Sunday, April 23 at 4.30pm to remember those from the South-East of Ireland who ...

17 Apr 2023 at 19:59

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Kilkenny community unites to bring a splash of colour to Peace Park

A vivid splash of colour has been added to Kilkenny’s Peace Park, with the fruition of a community initiative put in action months ago. Late last year, as the evenings were getting shorter, a dedicated team of like minded ...

27 Feb 2024 at 22:57

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Battle of the Somme commemoration to take place in Kilkenny on Sunday

An event will take place on Sunday, July 3, at the memorial in the Peace Park to remember those from Kilkenny who fought in the Battle of the Somme in World War I. There are 126 Kilkenny people who died in the battle. ...

01 Jul 2022 at 13:19

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Busy Remembrance Sunday for Kilkenny Great War Memorial group with two events planned

Kilkenny’s Great War Memorial Committee will hold two events at the weekend as part of Remembrance Sunday. At 12.30pm at the memorial in the Peace Park a short ceremony will take place to remember those who died from ...

07 Nov 2022 at 18:00

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Kilkenny memorial to youngest Irish WWI casualty (14) to be unveiled

A ceremony to unveil the new memorial for the youngest official Irish casualty of World War I, Thomas Joseph Woodgate who was from Callan, will take place on Sunday, October 11. It will be located near the Market ...

30 Sept 2020 at 15:23

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New statue unveiled to Kilkenny's young men and boys who gave their lives

A new memorial statue has been unveiled in Kilkenny commemorating the many young Irishmen who lost their lives here and abroad. Thomas Joseph Woodgate, from Callan, was only 14 years of age when he went to his ...

11 Oct 2020 at 16:51

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How the unveiling of a Kilkenny war memorial led to incredible family reconnection

As if the story of Thomas Woodgate — the 14-year-old from Callan, Kilkenny who fooled recruiters to join the Irish World War I effort in 1918 — was not extraordinary enough, a century later, more twists in ...

01 Dec 2020 at 22:39

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