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Frongoch and 1916: Recreating A Lost Landscape

A brand new series of exhibitions to commemorate the internment of Irish prisoners in the aftermath of the Easter Rising. Using fascinating objects from public and private collections in Ireland and Wales, together with expert commentary, these collections recreate the lost landscape of Frongoch internment camp in north Wales.

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NEW Frongoch and 1916 Exhibitions Launched in Dublin

Tuesday December 6, 2016 — the 94th anniversary of the establishment of the Irish Free State — saw the launch of “Frongoch and 1916: Recreating a Lost Landscape”. more

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Digital Repository of Ireland Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht — Diaspora Ireland 2016

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