Annual 1916 Easter Rising Commemoration in Mullingar

Mullingar Tidy Towns held its annual 1916 Easter Rising Commemoration at the Mullingar 1916 Centenary Memorial. The chairperson of Mullingar Tidy Town, Cllr Bill Collentine, paid tribute to the brave Irishmen and Irishwomen who served Ireland during the revolutionary period, especially those from Mullingar and the surrounding areas.

Cllr Collentine stated that he was proud to be involved with this important annual Easter ceremony since its inception in 2017, and informed those present that it would continue into the future.

As the National flag of Ireland gently fluttered at half-mast, Eamon McGowan presented a Laurel Wreath to Cllr Collentine, who then laid it on the plinth of the memorial.

That was followed by local historian, Jason McKevitt, reading the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic.

The short and poignant ceremony concluded with the Irish National Flag being raised to full-mast followed by a minute’s silence in honour of all who served and died for the cause of Irish freedom.

The Mullingar 1916 Centenary Memorial was unveiled on Easter Monday 2017 by the 1916 Centenary Memorial Sub-committee of Mullingar Tidy Towns. The 1916 Centenary Memorial sub-committee are, Cllr Bill Collentine (chairperson), Jason McKevitt (historian), Eamon McGowan, Tomas Nally, Ger O’Connor and Willie Collentine Jnr.