616 VOLUNTEERS and 5 CIVILIANS FROM SLIGO town and county WHO DIED IN THE GREAT WAR 1914 -1918 were commemorated ON ARMISTICE DAY 2018, THE CENTENARY OF THE END OF HOSTILITIES.
On the morning of Sunday, 11 November 2018, a hushed silence fell over Sligo town broken only by the solemn tolling for two minutes of local bells to mark the Centenary of the ending of the Great War in 1918. Upon the conclusion of the bell ringing, 621 participants, each representing by name one of County Sligo’s Great War dead, began a silent walk through the town’s streets.
Proceeding to the Cenotaph monument at the junction of Mail Coach Road and Pearse Road, participants were joined by members of the public and by actors from Blue Raincoat Theatre Company who read aloud several letters written home to Sligo by individuals who served and did not survive.
A lone bugler played the Last Post and Reveille.
If you would like to become a Memorial Name Benefactor for the person you represented in Sligo on November 11th 2018, the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, please click on this link.
Organised by Blue Raincoat Theatre Company, in conjunction with a special advisory committee and in partnership with Lest Sligo Forgets, the event entailed the ‘recruiting’ of 607 participants from throughout the County to represent each of the dead by name.
The successful delivery of this poignant event ensured that everyone lost to Sligo in the Great War was brought back into living memory on this historic anniversary.
Photos Steve Rogers, Carl Brennan, Tommy Weir.
RTE National News Coverage of the Armistice Day 100th Anniversary that took place in Sligo
Click Image for RTE’s National News coverage of the Armistice Day 2018 Commemorations in Sligo organised by Blue Raincoat Theatre Company. Intro Pic: Recruitment march in Teeling Street passes Sligo Courthouse .
This event commemorating the 100th ANNIVERSARY of the 1918 Armistice was realised with the financial support of:
