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06 Sept 2025

Kilkenny Great War Memorial to host pre-Christmas event

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Kilkenny Great War Memorial to host pre-Christmas event

The Kilkenny Great War Memorial Committee will hold their final event of the year on Sunday, December 8 at 7pm at the memorial in the Peace Park.

Amongst the activities, there will be a talk about the logistics and other factors that allowed food to be brought up to the front line.

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Meanwhile, there will be an actual authentic experience of eating a trench stew as well as rations which soldiers were given to survive in no man's land. The committee will also plan to recreate the Christmas Truce of 1914, with a football, reenactors in different uniforms and complete with small Christmas trees lit up. 

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