2016 marks the 100th Anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. To honour the contribution made by the men and women of Fingal to the events of 1916, Fingal County Council are inviting families to their Commemorative Day on April 24 in Swords Main Street and Town Park. There will be a state ceremonial event with the raising of the flag and the reading of the Proclamation, followed by a parade and additional family events culminating in a fireworks display.
The Commemorative parade will start at 4.45 pm on Dublin Road, Swords, and will travel to Main Street, where it will pause for the State Ceremonial, and Bridge Street, before it concludes in Town Park. The parade will comprise of bands, including the Black Raven Pipe Band and St Patrick’s Brass & Reed Band, local community groups, GAA clubs, Irish dancers and Rothaíocht na mBan, a group of women who will cycle in period costume to commemorate the contribution of women in Fingal to the events of 1916. Fingal’s new public art commission Mobile Monuments, a series of sculptures built on three rickshaw tricycles, will also take part in the parade. The parade will reflect the national centenary themes of Remembering, Reconciling, Presenting, Imagining and Celebrating 1916 – 2016.
Following the parade, there will be entertainment on the “Liberty Hall Main Stage” in Town Park. The Fingal Old IRA Commemorative Society and the Irish Military Living History will stage re-enactments of the 1916 Rising including the Battle of Ashbourne and the Surrender at New Barn. There will then be musical performances from Enchiriadis Choir, The Dublin 15 Brass Band and The 1916 Song Project. Alisa Oriol, winner of Fingal’s A Poem for Ireland Poetry Competition, will read her winning poem on stage. Throughout the evening, the National Transport Museum Howth will display exhibits from the period in Town Park including a tram, steam engine and horse drawn vans.
For more information visit: www.fingal.ie
Event date & time: 24.04.2016 at 16:30
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