Histories and Legacies of the Easter Rising
– A Centenary Record
The definitive account of tumultuous events in Kerry in 1916, how they impacted on the Easter Rising in Dublin and the subsequent shaping of Irish history. The book comprehensively details the roles played by Kerry men and women in national and local events, leading up to and including the Rising events in Kerry, Dublin and other parts of Ireland.
With contributions from academics, experts and local historians, the book portrays a county ready to play its part in the preparations for rebellion, the central role of many Kerry men and women in those preparations, as well as in the uprising itself on the streets of Dublin, in Kerry and other counties.
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Featuring a detailed timeline of events, extensive newspaper reports and previously unpublished photographs from the period, Kerry 1916: Histories and Legacies of the Easter Rising – A CentenaryRecord sets the pivotal role of Kerry and its people in its rightful context of the wider revolutionary period in Ireland.
NEWS AND EVENTS: KERRY 1916 AND THE REVOLUTIONARY PERIOD 1917-1923
Thomas Ashe was born in Kinard in Lispole in 1885 and became a teacher in north County Dublin. He came to prominence in his area as a musician and was a member of the Black Raven Pipe Band. He was immersed in cultural organisations such as the GAA and the Gaelic...read more
FOREWORD to KERRY 1916: HISTORIES AND LEGACIES OF THE EASTER RISING – A CENTENARY RECORD by PROFESSOR JJ LEE Perhaps the most striking thing we have learned in these last few years of greatly intensified research on the 1916 Easter Rising is how much we...read more
Duagh native and UCD historian Dr Mary McAuliffe will give a talk at 8pm on Thursday, November 24th in Duagh national school hall on Robert Dillon, from Lyreacrompane, who has now become known as the ‘Fifth Kerryman’ killed during the Easter Rising. Dr...read more