Did the leaders of the Rising fully expect civilians, including children, to die for the cause? Continue reading
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Reflections On The Significance Of Easter Week 1916 (Part One)
it was a terrible beauty because of the fundamental transformation of the legend of Ireland and her people which it initiated and the transition to a new Ireland which it inaugurated – for Ireland was indeed to be ‘changed, changed utterly’. Continue reading
Lá na mBratach – 7ú Márta 2016.
Fuair gach meánscoil cuireadh teacht go Baile Átha Cliath ar an 7ú lá de Mhárta. Continue reading
Australasian Irish Studies Conference 2016
22nd Australasian Irish Studies Conference.
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Terror at the GPO – The 1916 Easter Rising: Australasian Perspectives
Event: Terror at the GPO – The 1916 Easter Rising: Australasian Perspectives Presenter: Dr Guy Beiner Where: Fritz Loewe Theatre, McCoy Building, Cnr Swanston and Elgin Streets, Carlton. When: Thursday 7th Apr 2016 – 6:00–7:00 pm Cost: Free Public Lecture. Further information: email: jacksonb@unimelb.edu.au; (03) 8344 1521 Our understanding of the Easter Rising is, at least in part, a historical myth through … Continue reading
Easter Rising artefacts at SLV; Panel Discussion and Documentary Film
The tumultuous days of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin – a pivotal moment in the Irish struggle for independence from Great Britain – is commemorated in this display
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Easter Rising conference in Melbourne
The Easter Rising of 1916 is a key event in the Revolutionary decade, 1913-23, and in Irish and world history. Continue reading
Irish Film Festival
The films in the festival shine a light on contemporary Ireland. Continue reading
Centenary of Easter Rising: Australian connections
Centenary of Easter Rising: Australian connections Continue reading
Garrisoned in the GPO during Easter Week 1916
During Easter Week Lucy hid arms, and mobilised Cumann na mBan. In 1916 Lucy was romantically linked with Con Colbert, one of the sixteen executed leaders who called her ‘the nicest girl in Dublin.’ Continue reading
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