Following the commemoration of the men and women and also remembering the the horses and pigeons who were sacrificed during the Great War on the centenary anniversary of the ending of the war there are a number of events queued up in the coming weeks.
A lecture entitled Ireland and the First World War: Wexford Soldiers’ Wills and Letters, with Hugh McShane, takes place in Gorey Library on Thursday, November 29th at 7.30 pm.
This illustrated talk looks at Ireland’s involvement in World War I (1914-1918) and the many young Irish soldiers whose wills and letters survived them. These documents provide an insight into the decisions made in relation to financial legacy, and reveal the soldiers’ fears, hopes and ambitions for the future.
Among the documents are those of some of the young men from Gorey who never returned but left something of themselves for their families to treasure, as they contemplated the ending of the war and what it meant to them personally.

JOHN REDMOND EXHIBITION
To commemorate the centenary of the death of John Redmond, Irish Parliamentary Party Leader, Wexford County Council produced a new exhibition on the life of one of Wexford’s most famous figures.
The exhibition describing the life and legacy of John E Redmond and his remarkable contribution to Ireland’s political landscape will be on display in Gorey Library for the month of November.