Westmeath exhibition to showcase images from the Civil War

Westmeath County Council, as part of its Decade of Centenaries programme, welcomes a new exhibition of photos from the Irish Civil War.

Titled ‘Civil I Am’, the exhibition showcases around 40 images from the conflict, all collected from various archives and libraries. Curated by Galway-based historian Damien Quinn, the exhibition was recently displayed in Galway’s Club Áras na nGael, where it was visited by over 2,000 people. It was subsequently displayed in Galway’s Town Hall Theatre.

The exhibition will run from October 10-17 in Mullingar Public Library, October 18-22 in Castlepollard Public Library and October 24 to November 2 in Athlone Public Library.

Historian-in-Residence Ian Kenneally will also provide short introductory talks, detailing aspects of the exhibition in the context of censorship and propaganda during the Civil War. These talks will take place in Mullingar Public Library on October 11 at 6.30pm, where Leas-Cathaoirleach of Westmeath County Council, Cllr Aoife Davitt, will officially launch the exhibition, and in Athlone Public Library on October 27 at 6.15pm, where Cathaoirleach of Westmeath County Council Cllr Aengus O’Rourke will launch.