Ireland's memorials 1914-1918
Ireland's memorials 1914-1918 is an eight-volume set which commemorates all those who died in Irish regiments during the First World War. Illustrated by Harry Clarke it was commissioned in 1919 by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and overseen by Lady Caroline Arnott.
Ireland's Memorial Records, 1914-1918: being the names of Irishmen who fell in the Great European War, 1914-1918 was compiled by the Committee of the Irish National War Memorial; with decorative borders by Harry Clarke, privately printed for the Committee of the Irish National War Memorial by Maunsel and Roberts in 1923. 100 copies were printed with the cost defrayed by the interest accrued on the 42k raised for the actual memorial. They list 49,647 individuals, including their name, rank, regiment, date of death, and place of birth. They were printed in Dublin on Irish paper (Maunsel and Roberts) and bound in Belfast linen by William Pender. The books contain 3152 pages, t.e.g. Orig. oatmeal buckram backed grey boards, with printed paper labels on spine. Some were presented in a custom-built cabinet.
Confirmed location of 35 sets of the Memorial Records in 2020.
Fifteen sets are in Ireland, mostly in Dublin. Ten are in Northern Ireland. The remaining ten are scattered around the world.
1 The Irish National War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge, Dublin, Ireland
2 St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland
3 Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland
4 Archbishop Marsh’s Library, Dublin, Ireland
5 Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
6 Dublin City Library and Archive, Dublin, Ireland
7 Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, Ireland
8 Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland
9 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Families Association (Irish branch), South Frederick St, Dublin, Ireland
10 St Stephen’s Green Hibernian Club, Dublin, Ireland
11 National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
12 National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin, Ireland
13 James Hardiman Library, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
14 St Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny, Ireland
15 St Peter’s Church, Portlaoise, Co Laois, Ireland
16 Belfast Central Library, Belfast, Northern Ireland
17 Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
18 Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast, Northern Ireland
19 St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, Northern Ireland
20 Linen Hall Library, Belfast, Northern Ireland
21 The Inniskillings Museum, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
22 Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum, Armagh, Northern Ireland
23 The Somme Heritage Centre, Conlig, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
24 Downpatrick Library, Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
25 St Columb’s Cathedral, Londonderry, Co. Derry, Northern Ireland
26 British Library, St Pancras, London, England
27 Imperial War Museum, London, England
28 Bodleian Library, Oxford University, England
29 National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
30 National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales
31 In Flanders Fields Museum, Belgium
32 State Archives, Brussels, Belgium
33 Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City
34 Library of Congress, Washington, USA
35 Australian War Memorial Research Centre, Canberra, Australia
Copies of the book presented from 1923 onwards
Longford Branch of the Legion of ex-servicemen - July 1923
Trustees of the Methodist Church in Ireland – June 1925
Offered to the Sligo Town Hall Library in 1927 on loan
St Patrick Chapel at Westminster Cathedral - 1923
National Library of Ireland
Presented to HM The King in July 1924 – Possibly on behalf of the Trustees of the British War Museum.
The Vatican
Pro Cathedral, Dublin
St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin
Confirmed locations in 2012
Royal Irish Academy x 1
Hibernian club x 2
NLI 1 (they also have a 2nd copy which is a reprint)
Ypres x 1
National War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge x 1
Trinity College Dublin x 1
National College of Art & Design x 1
National Library Scotland x 1
University of Oxford x 1
St Patrick's Cathedral x 1
NUI Galway x 1
Marsh’s library x 1
Folklore museum x 1
British Museum x 1
British Library Yorkshire x 1
British Library St Pancreas x 1
Gilbert Collection Pearse Street x 1
Imperial War Museum, London x 1
The Vatican x 1
One sold by Fonsie Mealy fetched €5600 in 2012
© June Bow & Karen Poff - September 2020
Ireland's memorials 1914-1918 is an eight-volume set which commemorates all those who died in Irish regiments during the First World War. Illustrated by Harry Clarke it was commissioned in 1919 by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and overseen by Lady Caroline Arnott.
Ireland's Memorial Records, 1914-1918: being the names of Irishmen who fell in the Great European War, 1914-1918 was compiled by the Committee of the Irish National War Memorial; with decorative borders by Harry Clarke, privately printed for the Committee of the Irish National War Memorial by Maunsel and Roberts in 1923. 100 copies were printed with the cost defrayed by the interest accrued on the 42k raised for the actual memorial. They list 49,647 individuals, including their name, rank, regiment, date of death, and place of birth. They were printed in Dublin on Irish paper (Maunsel and Roberts) and bound in Belfast linen by William Pender. The books contain 3152 pages, t.e.g. Orig. oatmeal buckram backed grey boards, with printed paper labels on spine. Some were presented in a custom-built cabinet.
Confirmed location of 35 sets of the Memorial Records in 2020.
Fifteen sets are in Ireland, mostly in Dublin. Ten are in Northern Ireland. The remaining ten are scattered around the world.
1 The Irish National War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge, Dublin, Ireland
2 St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland
3 Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland
4 Archbishop Marsh’s Library, Dublin, Ireland
5 Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
6 Dublin City Library and Archive, Dublin, Ireland
7 Royal Irish Academy, Dublin, Ireland
8 Royal Dublin Society, Dublin, Ireland
9 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Families Association (Irish branch), South Frederick St, Dublin, Ireland
10 St Stephen’s Green Hibernian Club, Dublin, Ireland
11 National Library of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland
12 National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin, Ireland
13 James Hardiman Library, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
14 St Canice’s Cathedral, Kilkenny, Ireland
15 St Peter’s Church, Portlaoise, Co Laois, Ireland
16 Belfast Central Library, Belfast, Northern Ireland
17 Queen’s University, Belfast, Northern Ireland
18 Ulster Historical Foundation, Belfast, Northern Ireland
19 St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast, Northern Ireland
20 Linen Hall Library, Belfast, Northern Ireland
21 The Inniskillings Museum, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
22 Royal Irish Fusiliers Museum, Armagh, Northern Ireland
23 The Somme Heritage Centre, Conlig, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
24 Downpatrick Library, Downpatrick, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
25 St Columb’s Cathedral, Londonderry, Co. Derry, Northern Ireland
26 British Library, St Pancras, London, England
27 Imperial War Museum, London, England
28 Bodleian Library, Oxford University, England
29 National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland
30 National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Wales
31 In Flanders Fields Museum, Belgium
32 State Archives, Brussels, Belgium
33 Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City
34 Library of Congress, Washington, USA
35 Australian War Memorial Research Centre, Canberra, Australia
Copies of the book presented from 1923 onwards
Longford Branch of the Legion of ex-servicemen - July 1923
Trustees of the Methodist Church in Ireland – June 1925
Offered to the Sligo Town Hall Library in 1927 on loan
St Patrick Chapel at Westminster Cathedral - 1923
National Library of Ireland
Presented to HM The King in July 1924 – Possibly on behalf of the Trustees of the British War Museum.
The Vatican
Pro Cathedral, Dublin
St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin
Confirmed locations in 2012
Royal Irish Academy x 1
Hibernian club x 2
NLI 1 (they also have a 2nd copy which is a reprint)
Ypres x 1
National War Memorial Gardens, Islandbridge x 1
Trinity College Dublin x 1
National College of Art & Design x 1
National Library Scotland x 1
University of Oxford x 1
St Patrick's Cathedral x 1
NUI Galway x 1
Marsh’s library x 1
Folklore museum x 1
British Museum x 1
British Library Yorkshire x 1
British Library St Pancreas x 1
Gilbert Collection Pearse Street x 1
Imperial War Museum, London x 1
The Vatican x 1
One sold by Fonsie Mealy fetched €5600 in 2012
© June Bow & Karen Poff - September 2020
