Commemoration, cult of the fallen (Great Britain and Ireland).

Foster, Ann-Marie

Abstract

The commemoration of the First World War in Britain and Ireland has a complex history. Immediately after the war, the dead were memorialised in a range of public and private spaces. Next of Kin Memorial Plaques were created by the government, and war memorials formed the core of local and national commemorative initiatives. However, following political upheaval in Ireland, the memory of the war in Unionist and Nationalist communities diverged. Increasingly, in both Britain and Ireland, the First World War has become politicised, with contemporary politics linked to its commemoration.

Citation

FOSTER, A.-M. 2020. Commemoration, cult of the fallen (Great Britain and Ireland). In Daniel, U., Gatrell, P., Janz, O., et al. (eds.) 1914-1918-online: international encyclopedia of the First World War [online]. Berlin: Freie Universität Berlin. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15463/ie1418.11475

• Other Type: Reference Work Contribution
• Online Publication Date: Aug 5, 2020
• Publication Date: Aug 5, 2020
• Deposit Date: Feb 27, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: May 16, 2024
• Publisher: Freie Universität Berlin
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.15463/ie1418.11475
• Keywords: Commemoration; Memorialisation; Ireland; Britain; Memory
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2255426