'A Call to Arms'
 
In May 2014 Glasnevin Cemetery Museum appealed to members of the public to come forward with artefacts and heirlooms relating to Ireland's involvement in the First World War. The response was overwhelming and the range of objects and stories brought out into public for the first time gave a unique insight into the history of Ireland during that period.

In 1914 the men and women of Ireland answered a very different appeal. Conflict had begun on the 28th July when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia. A tangled web of European treaties and loyalties meant that the world's greatest economic powers were drawn into a war that would last four years and dramatically change the course of history.
 
Remembering the Irish who fought in World War 1, the exhibition features never before seen artefacts as well as incredible stories.
 
Topics included:

• We Will Remember Them
• Acts of Gallantry
• Women of WW1
• The War in the Air
• Gallipoli
• Faces of the War
• The War at Sea
• Monuments to the Fallen

This exhibition is no longer availble to view in the Museum, it is however FREE to view via the Google Cultural Institute Here

"The centenary year of 1916 is not just a time of reflection but should be used as a means to further educate ourselves in our rich and often conflicted history. Initiatives like the Cultural Institute are invaluable to communicating our history and heritage as they not only further display our artefacts to the Irish public but will allow them to reach new audiences globally." Conor Dodd, Lead Historian, Glasnevin Cemetery Museum.

*Don't miss: A unique portrait of the First World War battlefields, Fields of Battle - Lands of Peace 14-18 is a powerful outdoor photographic exhibition, by Michael St Maur Sheil. More here