As part of events to mark the centenary of the 1916 Rising, The Meath Writers' Circle will be in Longwood this Sunday at 2 pm on the Green and on Tara the following day, Easter Monday at 5 pm. Longwood marks the contributions made by Thomas Allen and Eamon Duggan and the parade through the village will be led by The Philadelphia Police and Fire Pipe and Drums. This will be followed by the unveiling of a plaque to Eamonn Duggan who was the Minister For Home Affairs in the first post-treaty government.
The events on Tara are organized under the auspices of Comhaltas Ceoltóiri Éireann and will include the reading of the Proclamation, thus carrying out the wishes of Pádraig Pearse, The President of the Provisional Government of Ireland, in 1916. Other events on the day will include a demonstration of Gaelic games' skills, Irish music and dance, historic talks and an exhibition of artifacts of the period. There are many other events also on over the weekend, including Ashbourne, so sure to be something of interest.
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| Seamus Heaney Reading on Tara, August 2010. |
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