Lunchtime Lecture: Professor Mary Daly - "Commemoration and Public Memory: the 1916 Rising"

This lecture will explore how the 1916 Rising has been commemorated, including consideration of the message of the 1966 anniversary celebrations in the Republic of Ireland, the organisation of various unofficial commemorations in Northern Ireland, and the significance of these for nationalist and unionist politics in the mid- to late 1960s. Professor of History at University College Dublin, Mary E. Daly is one of Ireland’s most prominent senior historians. She is President of the Royal Irish Academy and is a member of the Irish government’s Expert Advisory Group on Commemorations.

Suitable for
16-17
18+
Any age

Admission
Free event. Booking essential. Book online at www.nmni.com/1916

Website
www.nmni.com/1916

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/ni000017?id=EVENT548941