During World War 1 men were cut down in their thousands while widows were left to look after the children back home. Cavan, with the rest of Ulster, paid a terrible price. Farren Connell in Mountnugent, Co Cavan was Nugent’s refuge from the horrors of trench warfare.

2026 marks the centenary of the death of General Oliver Nugent. To commemorate this and the 110th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, the Nugent 100 committee along with Cavan County Museum have organised a high-level panel of speakers who will discuss Nugent and The Somme as well as Cavan in World War 1 and how the war affected women in Ireland.

For further information contact Cavan County Museum