Welcome to the Cork branch of the Western Front Association.
Your can find us on Facebook: Cork Branch, Western Front Association.
The meetings are held in Room 103 of the Cork School of Commerce, Morrisons Island, Centre, Cork, T12 H685, Ireland.
If there are changes, Branch members will be notified by email and on the Cork WFA Branch Facebook Page.
Usually, the meetings are held at 7.30pm on the last Wednesday of each month.
Forthcoming 2019/2020 Meetings:
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2 October |
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‘Aspects of Ireland’s Post War Conflict: The Life and Death of Terence MacSwiney’ |
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Gerry White |
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30 October |
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'Otto Dix and the Visual Memory of the Western Front of the Great War' |
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Ann Murray |
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27 November |
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‘The Battle of Verdun’ |
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Emilie Duchateau |
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11 December |
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‘The Capture of Carrigtwohill RIC Barracks, January 1920’ |
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Marie McCarthy |
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2020 |
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29 January |
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‘The Catholic Church 1914/1918’ |
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Will Bryant |
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26 February |
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‘Trench Warfare in the Fourteen Acres at Birr Barracks’ |
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Stephen Callaghan |
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25 March |
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‘Lord Mayor of Cork, Tomás MacCurtain’ |
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Mark Cronin |
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29 April |
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‘From Mesopotamia to West Cork - Tom Barry’s Road to Rebellion’ |
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Gerry White |
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27 May |
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‘The Blackpool Ambush, 14th May 1921’ |
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Fiona Forde |
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24 June |
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‘The Smyth brothers in Cork and Dublin’ and ‘the Murphy Brewing Family’ |
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Gerry O’Meara |
Upcoming Branch Events
'Otto Dix and the Visual Memory of the Western Front of the Great War' by Ann Murray
Images: Otto Dix Assault Troops Advance under Gas 1924 and Otto Dix Self-Portrait with Easel 1929
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'The Battle of Verdun' by Emilie Duchateau
Emilie Duchateau will give a talk on the Battle of Verdun. IMAGES: French soldiers coming out of their trenches and French soldiers in front of the Voevre.
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'The Capture of Carrigtwohill RIC Barracks, January 1920' by Marie McCarthy
The Capture of Carrigtwohill RIC Barracks, January 1920 by Marie McCarthy
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