The Great War Trench 2014-2018

-Ended

In commemorating the participation of Cork people in the Great War a full scale trench was re-created for one of the exhibition spaces within the museum, that was held for the same duration of the actual war

Working with expert model maker Keith Donnelly (Game of Thrones), a full size model of a WWI era trench and an officers ancillary quarters was installed in the museum

The Great War was one of the defining moments of world history in modern times.

As Ireland was still part of the British Empire then, many Corkonians enlisted to fight in the conflict

From gas attacks, trench foot, constant bombardment  and the ever present rein of bullets from machine guns. Life on the front lines was very precarious and short

In installing the trench we hope to give the public a taste of what trench warfare was really like, 100 years ago

From gas attacks, trench foot, constant bombardment  and the ever present rein of bullets from machine guns. Life on the front lines was very precarious and short

In installing the trench we hope to give the public a taste of what trench warfare was really like, 100 years ago

As a symbol of solidarity with those who gave their lives the Trench was ceremoniously closed on Armistice Day on 11th Nov 2018 with a bugler from Collins Barracks to play the soldiers ‘last post’.