AGM 2016: Photo glimpses

First official photos of the AGM and Conference 2016.

➤ Ahead of full albums here are the first official photos. You can see them in the album at the following link.

AGM 2016: Detailed location at Dublin castle

Guidelines for Getting to the AGM and Conference at Dublin Castle.

AGM 2016 and Conference will take place on the 6th,7th and 8th of October at Dublin Castle and Glasnevin Cemetery

Detailed map of how to reach the Dublin castle is available at this link. Conference is taking place in Georges Hall in the West Range Suite of conference rooms.

There will be a member of the castle staff to direct ASCE members to the entrance to the conference.

You can check the position of the hall up in front at this page.

AGM 2016: Accomodation and directions

AGM 2016 accomodation and directions Reserve yourself a place to stay in Dublin.

This year's AGM is scheduled for 6th, 7th and 8th of October and is going to take place at Dublin Castle and Glasnevin Cemetery.

Detailed map of how to reach the Dublin castle is available at this link. Conference is taking place in Georges Hall in the West Range Suite of conference rooms. There will be a member of the castle staff to direct ASCE members to the entrance to the conference. You can check the position of the hall up in front at this page.

Our host, the Glasnevin cemetery, has 124 acres and 1.5 million burials, and they are a prime example of what ASCE stands for.

Dublin is beautiful and big city. To enjoy your visit, our host prepared some transport directions and maps. Keep in mind that taxis in Dublin are quite expensive so in the provided directions you have the appropriate buses you should take to reach your destination.

To help you get around Dublin, we have as well prepared a short guide to AGM 2016 (will be updated in following weeks). It includes the most important points of event and recommended hotels.

Symbols exhibition in Limerick

Impressive international exhibition of symbols that opened in Genoa, Italy is now ready to bi viewed in Limerick, Ireland.

AGM 2016: Call for papers

The theme of the ASCE Conference 2026 is "Conflict, Memorialization = Reconciliation".

Conference Theme: Conflict, Memorialization = Reconciliation

Our preference is for presentations which relate to cemeteries which have had a direct involvement in conflict, classically Pere Lachaise and the Communards, although this is not essential.

Presentations should bring out any contentious issues caused by the siteing of memorials to victims of conflict, how a sense of balance has been achieved in the interpretation of those memorials and how that interpretation has helped to achieve reconciliation.

Speakers must present in English, with visuals, a presentation lasting 30 minutes.

Call for papers is open until March 10th 2016.

Speakers should forward their abstract for consideration to the Editorial Board at flaybrick.m.garden@ntlworld.com . If accepted we will require presentations to be submitted at least 4 weeks in advance of the conference on power point.

Editorial Board members:

• John Moffat ASCE Steering Group Member for the UK
• Professor Javier Barberan, Seville University
• Mervyn Colville, Deputy CEO Glasnevin Cemetery

AGM 2016: Save the date

The conference will take place on 6th, 7th and 8th October in Dublin Castle.

The conference will be held in the year of the 100th Anniversary of the Easter Rising in Ireland in 1916, one of the pivotal events in modern Irish history, on 6th, 7th and 8th October in Dublin Castle.

The theme, “Conflict, Memorialization = Reconciliation” is appropriate to both the 1916 anniversary and to our hosts Glasnevin Trust.

Delegates will be able to experience the full splendour of Glasnevin Cemetery – Irelands National Cemetery, containing within its walls all the key players in the foundation of modern Ireland.

The conference will be of special interest as it addresses the sustainability of cemeteries in new innovative ways – through Europe’s largest cemetery restoration, state of the art museum telling the stories of the dead, and engaging education programme.

Registration for this event will start shortly.

Look out for further announcements and be sure not to miss what promises to be a very special conference in the ASCE calendar.

Bloomsday 2015 at Glasnevin Cemetery. Dublin.

"When I die, Dublin will be written in my heart"

One million Dubliners

“One million Dubliners” is a soon coming documentary film about Glasnevin Cemetery, the largest and oldest cemetery in Ireland.

Bloomsday at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin

Bloomsday at Glasnevin 16th June

Revolutionary 1916 Tours at Glasnevin Cemetery

Commemorate the Easter Rising at Glasnevin Cemetery with a Revolutionary Tour.

Heritage Week

Heritage Week at Glasnevin Cemetery Museum

Bloomsday

It is not unusual to see dedicated Joyceans make the annual trip to Glasnevin Cemetery in hired horse-drawn carriages; some even rent a hearse for full authenticity.

Mobile guiding in WDEC

During this year's Week of Discovering European Cemeteries, participating members in EUCEMET project will provide visitors with possibility to discover cemetery with mobile guide.

Padraig Pearse Oration Re-enactment

“The Fools, the Fools, the Fools! – they have left us our Fenian dead – And while Ireland holds these graves, Ireland unfree shall never be at peace.”

Easter Events @ Glasnevin Museum

To commemorate the 97th anniversary of the Easter Rising Glasnevin Trust is running a series of events over the Holiday period.

A Soldier’s Story: The photographer

Father Francis Browne SJ (1880-1960) – A Jesuit Priest, Father Francis Browne was a Photographer who took over 42,000 photographs including the last pictures of The Titanic and Photos of the front line during WW1.

Glasnevin Museum celebrates Phizzfest - September 6th

The Local Story of 1916, World War I and World War II.

Online Photo Competition | Glasnevin Museum

For the month of June Share your Glasnevin Museum Experience on Twitter #instaglasnevin

WDEC: events at Glasnevin, Ireland

"How many! All these here once walked around Dublin Faithful Departed. As you are now so once were we."

Glasnevin Cemetery (Dublin, Ireland)

Glasnevin Cemetery was established in 1832 under the direction of Daniel O’Connell for the purpose of burying “people of all religions and non”.

About the cemetery

The Glasnevin cemetery encompasses 124 acres and 1.5 million burials. It has a great national heritage through the social and historical history of the people buried there from all walks of life over 178 years. 

Famous people

Famous people interred there include the founder of the Cemetery - Daniel O’Connell, Charles Stewart Parnell, O’Donovan Rossa, Eamon De Valera, Michael Collins, Countess Markiewicz, Maud Gonne McBride, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Brendan Behan, Christy Brown, Jimmy O’Dea, Luke Kelly, Alfred Chester Beatty, Michael Cusack and Liam Whelan. Less acclaimed people include victims of the Great Famine, the Cholera outbreaks and the Air India crash as well as the babies in the old Angels plot which was renovated and inaugurated by Presi dent McAleese in 2005. 

Architecture

The Cemetery’s most famous architectural feature is the 55 meters high O’Connell Tower, designed by George Petries and made of Wicklow granite, where the remains of Daniel O’Connell are interred in a family crypt directly below the tower. It is still one of the highest structures in Dublin. The crypt and tower have recently been restored in conjunction with the OPW and are open to the public for the first time since 1970. The Mortuary Chapel, designed in the 1870s, is appointed with stone carvings by James Pearse (father of Padraig and Willie).

Design

The opening of Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris in 1815 provided much-needed inspiration for cemetery designers, who had hitherto designed fairly functional cemeteries. With Père Lachaise as an example, the garden cemeteries were initially informally landscaped, with sweeping roads wide enough for carriages, and smaller paths for strolling. Careful planting (particularly of trees) and architectural features that impressed or drew the eye were key features. The whole effect was that of a private, landscaped park, with a central chapel instead of a country house. Unlike churchyards, these cemeteries were independent of a parish church, were located outside the city in what were then suburbs. These cemeteries became known as  'garden cemeteries'.

*Main photo source: www.dctrust.ie

Glasnevin Museum

Finglas Road
Dublin 11
Ireland

Phone: + 353 (0) 1 882 6550
Email: museum@glasnevintrust.ie

Office Opening hours

Mon - Fri: 10.00am to 5.00pm
Sat - Sun: 11.00am to 5.00pm

Glasnevin Cemetery Monuments

Finglas Road
Dublin 11
Ireland

Phone: +353 (0) 1 882 6520
Mobile: + 353 (0) 86 331 3432
Email: momuments@glasnevintrust.ie

Office Opening hours

Mon - Fri: 8.00am to 5.00pm
Sat: 8.00am to 1.00pm

Glasnevin Cemetery

Finglas Road
Dublin 11
Ireland

Phone: + 353 (0) 1 882 6500
Fax: + 353 (0) 1 830 1594
Email: info@glasnevintrust.ie

Website: www.dctrust.ie

Access to Glasnevin Cemetery grounds

Mon - Sun: 9.00am to 6.00pm