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  2. Irish National War Memorial Gardens - Wikipedia

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    The Irish National War Memorial Gardens (Irish: Gairdíní Náisiúnta Cuimhneacháin Cogaidh na hÉireann) is an Irish war memorial in Islandbridge, Dublin, dedicated "to the memory of the 49,400 Irish soldiers who gave their lives in the Great War, 1914–1918", [1] out of a total of 206,000 Irishmen who served in the British forces alone during the war.

  3. Garden of Remembrance (Dublin) - Wikipedia

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    The Garden of Remembrance (Irish: An Gairdín Cuimhneacháin) is a memorial garden in Dublin dedicated to the memory of "all those who gave their lives in the cause of Irish Freedom". It is located in the northern fifth of the former Rotunda Gardens in Parnell Square , a Georgian square at the northern end of O'Connell Street . [ 1 ]

  4. Grangegorman Military Cemetery - Wikipedia

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    The Irish National War Memorial Gardens dedicated to the memory of the 49,400 Irish soldiers who gave their lives in the "Great War, 1914–1918" is approximately 1 mile away in Islandbridge at the other side of Phoenix Park. A Screen Wall Memorial of a simple design standing nearly two metres high and fifteen metres long has been built of ...

  5. War of Independence Commemorative Military Memorial

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    The memorial was erected in 1963 by veterans of the Irish War of Independence and Irish Civil War in memory of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) that fought for the country's independence. [4] The unveiling ceremony was led by former IRA Commandant-general Tom Maguire (1892-1993).

  6. List of monuments and memorials to the Irish Rebellion of 1798

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    General war memorial [25] National Monument Cork: Co. Cork: General war memorial [26] Culmullen 1798 Memorial Culmullen Co. Meath: Local veterans [27] 1798 Memorial Curragha: Co. Meath: Local veterans [28] French 1796 Invasion Memorial Bantry: Co. Cork: French expedition to Ireland (1796) [29] Croppies' Acre Memorial Park: Dublin: Co. Dublin ...

  7. County Fermanagh War Memorial - Wikipedia

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    The war memorial was damaged by flying debris, which pockmarked the plinth. [9] The war memorial immediately became a symbol of this period of The Troubles. A photograph of the memorial and the bomb-damaged St Michael's Hall community centre was featured on the front page of the Irish Times the day after the bombing.

  8. National Day of Commemoration - Wikipedia

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    In Ireland, the National Day of Commemoration (Irish: Lá Cuimhneacháin Náisiúnta) commemorates all Irish people who died in past wars or United Nations peacekeeping missions. [1] It occurs on the Sunday nearest 11 July (see Irish Calendar), the anniversary of the date in 1921 that a truce was signed ending the Irish War of Independence.

  9. Crossbarry ambush - Wikipedia

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    According to historian Peter Hart, the figure of 10 Crown forces personnel killed and four wounded, was "given in internal police and military documents and verified at the inquest", [11] [12] Historian Michael Hopkinson concludes of the action, "With considerable justice, Crossbarry is regarded as victory for the IRA, but can also be seen as a ...