1916

The Seed of the People...1916 in Ireland
March 23-Sept. 30, 2016

The centerpiece of the 1916 program will be an exhibition curated by Professor Christine Kinealy of Ireland's Great Hunger Institute and Michael Chiarappa, professor of history, entitled "The Seed of the People...1916 in Ireland." The exhibition will feature a number of original documents and artifacts, including a newspaper published in Dublin in the immediate aftermath of the Rising.

The exhibition will place the events of the 1916 Easter Rising in their historical context, exploring the immediate background of the Rising, including unionist opposition to Home Rule.

The exhibition will be displayed in the Arnold Bernhard Library on the Mount Carmel Campus from March 23-Sept. 30, 2016, and is free and open to the public.

Remembering the Easter Rising in Ireland

Hosted by the College of Arts and Sciences, Ireland's Great Hunger Institute, and Ireland's Great Hunger Museum, in collaboration with the Arnold Bernhard Library, "Ireland 1916 at Quinnipiac University" will feature a program of events including:

• a historical exhibition
• poetry readings
• film screenings
• displays of first edition books
• dramatic readings
• a production of Sean O'Casey's Shadow of a Gunman
• public lectures

More information

For more information about 1916 at Quinnipiac University, contact:
Ireland's Great Hunger Institute
203-582-7809
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