ABSTRACT

This article attempts to analyse the distinctive nature of the commemorations of the Spanish Civil War that have been taking place in the North and the Republic of Ireland, and the partnerships of the memorial groups with Spanish correspondents. Using press archives and interviews, I argue that the commemorations are part of a delayed process of recovery of Ireland’s historical memory of people who were often exiled or forgotten, as well as a contribution to cross-community reconciliation in Northern Ireland. This process of rediscovery takes place through the creation of lieux de mémoire in the form of plaques, stone monuments of various forms, artworks, murals and repeated commemorations across Ireland and Spain. Although this process has its roots in Irish republican groups, trade union and community activists, it has expanded sufficiently to attract attention in Spain and to put down roots in the Madrid area and in Catalonia, most notably through regular visits by the Friends of the International Brigades Ireland group. The commemorations seem to remain more informal than in the United Kingdom, perhaps reflecting their recent development in the wake of the all-consuming Troubles that previously left less space for such activities.

摘要

本文试图分析在北部和爱尔兰共和国发生的西班牙内战纪念活动的独特性，以及纪念团体与西班牙记者的伙伴关系。通过新闻档案和采访，我认为纪念活动是爱尔兰恢复对经常被流放或遗忘的人的历史记忆的延迟过程的一部分，也是对北爱尔兰和解的贡献。重新发现的过程是通过创建匾额，各种形式的石碑，艺术品，壁画以及在爱尔兰和西班牙反复进行纪念活动的方式来实现的。尽管此过程起源于爱尔兰共和党团体，工会和社区活动家，它的规模已扩大到足以引起西班牙的注意，并在马德里地区和加泰罗尼亚扎根，尤其是通过国际旅爱尔兰之友小组的定期访问。纪念活动似乎仍然比联合王国更为非正式，这可能反映了由于全力以赴的“麻烦”过去为此类活动留出了较少空间之后，它们最近的发展。