Ireland’s Easter Rising, one of the most significant events in Irish history, commenced on April 24th, 1916, exactly one hundred years ago today. The Proclamation of the Irish Republic, a document proclaiming Ireland’s independence from Britain, was read in front of Dublin’s General Post Office, by Patrick Pearse on this date, a century ago. Here […]
Rebel Sisters By Marita Conlan McKenna Plus A Book Giveaway
Rebel Sisters is a new book telling the stories of three sisters whose lives become irreversibly intertwined with the leaders of the Easter Rising and the events of Easter Week 1916. Muriel Gifford falls deeply in love with writer Thomas MacDonagh. Her sister Grace, an artist, meets Joseph Mary Plunkett, and becomes inspired by his […]
New Book Giveaway: The Angel’s Lamp By Ashby Jones
The Angel’s Lamp, a new novel by Ashby Jones, is set in Ireland at the time of the Easter Rising and the tumultuous times that followed as the Irish people struggled for freedom. Since we are marking the centenary of the 1916 Rising this year, I was delighted when Top Hat Books asked me to review […]
Commemorating 1916
2016 is just around the corner. This coming year will be an important one for Irish people all over the world, as we commemorate the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising. In preparation for this important year, RTÉ, the Irish broadcasting company, has created some wonderful programs to help us discover the history and events that culminated […]
Remembering Easter Monday 1916 Plus Introducing The Easter Commemoration Digest
On Easter Monday 1916, nearly ninety-nine years ago, Patrick Pearse and the Irish Volunteers, assembled at various prearranged meeting points in Dublin, in a bid to win Irish freedom from British rule. Image Credit The Irish Proclamation of Independence: At four minutes past noon on Easter Monday, April 24th, 1916, Patrick Pearse read […]
