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Na hAnnrachain agus Nic Suibhlagh as Eiri Amach na gCasca 1916
DIT, Room G-023 This presentation will explore the significant role played by members of the O’Hanrahan and Walker families in the preparation for, and...
15:30 - 16:00
DIT Aungier Street
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Just a few minutes stroll from St Stephen’s Green is Dublin Institute of Technology Aungier Street, built on the site of the old Jacobs Biscuit factory. All but a few of the factory’s 3,000 workers were on holiday on Easter Monday, 1916, when it was taken over and occupied by the second battalion of the Irish Volunteers. This garrison was led by Thomas McDonagh, John McBride and Michael O’Hanrahan, while Abbey actress Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh headed its contingent from Cumann na mBan.
Jacob’s was chosen as a location for the rebellion due to its proximity to Portobello Barracks and because panoramic views from its two towers made them ideal for snipers, and as lookout points. The garrison also had several outposts spread out along adjacent roads and junctions, including Camden Street and Wexford Street.
After initial skirmishes with the British army, the battalion played only a small role in the week’s fighting. However, they did provide vital support for nearby garrisons by distributing supplies (including flour, cakes and cream crackers), ammunition and manpower. The Jacob’s battalion was one of the last to reluctantly surrender on Sunday, April 30th.
A Requiem for 1916 especially composed by Odhrán Ó Casaide will be performed in the College courtyard by the students of the Conservatory of Music and Drama. A stone from the Jacob’s factory is embedded in a wall here and descendants of the factory workers will be among the audience.
Talks throughout the day will commemorate and reflect on events specific to the Jacob’s Garrison, as well as to key individuals associated with the occupation of Jacob’s factory. There will also be a vast range of talks on other aspects of the Rising, and a dedicated Children’s Zone with workshops and even a 1916 Family Quiz and sing-song.
Photograph of DIT courtesy of Dublin Institute of Technology.
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From a Whisper to a Roar: Monaghan, the 1916 Rising and its commemoration in 1966/ ‘It started with a bang’: 1916 and Edenderry – a Midlands Perspective
DIT Level 2: Room 2-017 Introduced by Marty Morrissey, RTÉ From a Whisper to a Roar: Monaghan, the 1916 Rising and its commemoration in 1966...
11:00 - 13:00
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Feminism and Suffrage: “The first decades” / Peig Sayers, Panti Bliss and the Women of 1916
DIT Level 2: Room 2-046 Introduced by Nuala Carey Feminism and Suffrage: “The first decades” Micheline Sheehy Skeffington talks about the suffrage movement and the...
11:00 - 13:00
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To Speak of Easter Week – Part 1
DIT Level 2: Room 2-020 To Speak of Easter Week – The 1916 Rising Oral History Collection “Thomas Ashe got the men of Fingal into...
11:00 - 12:00
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“Kulok! Kulok! Kulok!”; 1916, the Easter Rising within a European context.
DIT Level 2: Room 2-021 Introduced by Karina Buckley, RTÉ What were the reactions to the Easter Rising in Paris, Vienna, Budapest, Berlin and the...
11:00 - 11:45
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Who ever heard of the Irish/Jewish Revolution?
DIT Level 2: Room 2-018 Introduced by Paul Murphy The European Jewish revolutionary tradition and Ireland, 1916-1922. Stuart Rosenblatt, Irish/Jewish Genealogical Society of Ireland. ...
11:00 - 11:45
Hearts of Down
DIT Level 2: Room 2-022 Introduced by Damien O’Reilly, Presenter, Countrywide, RTE Radio 1 Reflections on the death of two County Down soldiers killed...
11:00 - 12:00
Blood Upon the Rose
DIT Level 2: Room 2-023 Interactive illustrated talk with Gerry Hunt, acclaimed historical graphic novelist, exploring the history and development of graphic novels. Suitable for...
11:00 - 12:00
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Patrick Pearse – A Political Life / ‘The Social Network: Willie Pearse, the arts and the revolutionary generation’
DIT Level 4: Room 4-079 Introduced by Darragh Moloney Patrick Pearse – A Political Life This talk will assess the contribution of Pearse to the...
11:00 - 12:30
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Children Drawing in 1916
DIT Level 2: Room 2-016 Join illustrator Don Conroy and storyteller Marita Conlon-McKenna for a free-flowing 1916 themed workshop for children of all ages, with...
11:00 - 12:00
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100 Years of Fashion: Costume Workshops
DIT Level 2: Room 2-025 Time Travelling in Costume: 100 Years of Fashion 1816 – 1916. Children’s costume workshop with Laura Thorp, professional corset and costume maker. Photograph...
11:00 - 12:00
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1916 Family Quiz & Sing Song
DIT Level 1: Restaurant 1916 Family Quiz Test your knowledge at our table quiz as children and adults answer the questions and then join the chorus....
11:00 - 12:00
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Jumping into the GPO: “How women entered male space in 1916” / Women, Culture & The Rising / Women, Nationalism and Politics after the Easter Rising
DIT Level 4: Room 4-027 Introduced by Audrey Carville, RTÉ Radio 1 Jumping into the GPO: “How women entered male space in 1916” Gender and...
11:00 - 13:30
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MindRising: MineCraft 1916 Experience
DIT Level 1: Rooms 1-025 / 1-026 / 1-020/1-021 MindRising Workshops begin at 11:00, 13:00, 15:00 and 17:00 Take the special challenge, join in the workshop...
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Rising the Revivalists to 1916 / “Not Free Merely, but Gaelic as Well”: Was 1916 a Gaelic Revolution?
DIT Level 3: Room 3-067 Introduced by Damien O’Meara Rising the Revivalists to 1916 “But never mind, when it comes to the end I’ll say...
11:00 - 12:30
Music for the Digital Generation in Association with RTÉ Pulse
DIT Lower Ground Floor: Biscuit Theatre DJ and Radio Workshop. A chance for 10-15 year olds to try their hand at mixing music and presenting...
11:00 - 12:00
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The Not So Famous Five: the Ring Brothers and the GPO in 1916 / From Royal to Rebel: Herbert Bingham, Lord Lucan and Diana, Princess of Wales / My Great Uncle, Tom Duke / “My Grandfather: Radicalised by Imprisonment, 1916”
DIT Level 2: Room 2-024 Introduced by Nuala Carey The Not So Famous Five: the Ring Brothers and the GPO in 1916 This talk...
11:00 - 13:30
“Whatever You Say, Say Nothing”
DIT Level 2: Room 2-019 Introduced by Siún nic Gearailt, Nuacht, RTÉ Hidden Histories: Family Memory and the 1916 Rising. Felicity Hayes-McCoy, author of A...
11:00 - 11:45
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Marbhna 1916 – Requiem
DIT, Courtyard Special performance of a new Requiem for 1916 in Irish, composed by Odhrán Ó Casaide, performed by staff, students and alumni of...
12:00 - 12:45
To Speak of Easter Week – Part 2
DIT Level 2: Room 2-020 “They were anxious for demonstration, a demonstration in blood” – Bulmer Hobson The 1916 Rising Oral History Collection: Part 2...
13:00 - 14:00
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Richmond Barracks: Lost Chapters of our National Story
DIT Level 2: Room 2-018 Introduced by Paul Murphy The 1916 Easter Rising was one of the most important events in the history of Richmond...
13:00 - 13:30
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The Rebels and the ‘Rabble’: Inner-city Dubliners and the Rising / “A wicked and insane” rebellion: The response of John Redmond and the Irish Parliamentary Party
DIT Level 2: Room 2-021 Introduced by Karina Buckley The Rebels and the ‘Rabble’: Inner-city Dubliners and the Rising Why did some inner-city Dubliners respond...
13:00 - 15:00
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Patrick Pearse’s overtly Catholic Rising was Immoral and Anti-Democratic / “The people, the Catholic nation is with us”:
DIT Level 2: Room 2-022 Introduced by Damien O’Meara, Presenter, Countrywide, RTE Radio 1 Patrick Pearse’s overtly Catholic Rising was Immoral and Anti-Democratic The Rising...
13:00 - 15:00
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Children Drawing in 1916
DIT Level 2: Room 2-016 Join illustrator Don Conroy and storyteller Marita Conlon-McKenna for a free-flowing 1916 themed workshop for children of all ages, with materials...
13:00 - 14:00
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Molly’s Diary: A Child’s Eye View of the Rising
DIT Lower Ground Floor: Biscuit Theatre “What was it like to be a child in the GPO when the rebels burst in? Caught up in...
13:00 - 14:00
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100 Years of Fashion: Costume Workshops
DIT Level 2: Room 2-025 Time Travelling in Costume: 100 Years of Fashion 1816 – 1916. Children’s costume workshop with Laura Thorp, professional corset and costume maker. Photograph courtesy...
13:00 - 14:00
Thomas McDonagh and the Easter Rising / John MacBride
DIT Level 4: Room 4-079 Introduced by Darragh Moloney When the Dawn is Come – Thomas McDonagh and the Easter Rising Thomas MacDonagh was drawn...
13:30 - 15:00
Staging a Boy Republic: Patrick Pearse and the Boys of St Enda’s / Scouting for Rebels: Na Fianna Éireann and the 1916 Rising
DIT Level 3: Room 3-067 Introduced by Damien O’Meara Staging a Boy Republic: Patrick Pearse and the Boys of St Enda’s Pearse’s school, St Enda’s...
13:30 - 15:00
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1916 Family Quiz and Sing Song
Level 1: Restaurant 1916 Family Quiz Test your knowledge at our table quiz as children and adults answer the questions and then join the chorus....
13:30 - 15:00
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Impact of the Rising on the Civilian population during and after 1916
DIT, Room G-020 This talk will focus on the devastating effects that the Rising had on the civil non-combatant population of Dublin from 24...
14:00 - 14:30
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The Role of Women in Combat/Conflict
DIT, Room G-019 In addition to the extraordinary story of combat operations as undertaken by Irish women in the 1916 Rising, War of Independence...
14:00 - 14:30
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A Terrible Beauty is Born…
DIT, Room G-018 MacDonagh and MacBride…Maire Ni Shiulbhaigh, Michael O’Hanrahan, Peadar Kearney. This paper tells the story of Easter Week 1916 at the Jacob’s...
14:00 - 14:30
Children of the Nation / Teaching 1916: What we told the Children
DIT Level 2: Room 2-046 Introduced by Nuala Carey Children of the Nation Childhood, gender and class in 1916: What was childhood like in 1916;...
14:00 - 15:30
The Brave Men of Louth
DIT Level 2: Room 2-017 Introduced by Darren Frehill “Men from Dundalk were detailed to cut the viaduct on the Great Northern railway near...
14:00 - 15:00
Music for a Martyr: Bax’s In Memoriam for Páidraig Pearse
DIT Level 2: Room 2-024 The story of how the English composer Arnold Bax met Pádraig Pearse, and how he commemorated his death in...
14:00 - 15:00
“Nationalists and Unionists in a Northern Town; Lisburn and the ‘Very Silly Rising 1916′”
DIT Level 2: Room 2-018 Introduced by Paul Murphy This is an exploration of a town and its people in the years leading up to,...
14:30 - 15:00
The Women Who Made the Tea / “The Treatment We Suffered from These People” / A Contested History – Commemorating the Rising
DIT Level 4: Room 4-027 Introduced by Cathal McCoille, Presenter, Morning Ireland, RTÉ Radio 1 The Women Who Made the Tea Women made their contribution...
14:30 - 16:30
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The Irish Folly: The Easter Rising: the Press; the people; the politics.
DIT, Room G-021 Michael Foley, Lecturer in Journalism, Dublin Institute of Technology. Photograph courtesy of the RTÉ Archives
14:30 - 15:00
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Na hAnnrachain agus Nic Suibhlagh as Eiri Amach na gCasca 1916
DIT, Room G-023 This presentation will explore the significant role played by members of the O’Hanrahan and Walker families in the preparation for, and...
14:30 - 15:00
1916, The First Casualties
DIT, Room G-022 The First Casualties of 1916 preceded Easter Monday and occurred a long way from the centre of action in Dublin. A...
14:30 - 15:00
100 Years of Fashion: Costume Workshops
DIT Level 2: Room 2-025 Time Travelling in Costume: 100 Years of Fashion 1816 – 1916. Adult’s costume workshop with Laura Thorp, Professional Corset and Costume Maker. ...
15:00 - 16:00
“Is fearr an troid ná an t-uaigneas”: Athmhúnlú Chonradh na Gaeilge agus an t-éirí amach / “Pádraig Mc Piarais – Scríbhneoir, Iriseoir, Eagarthóir, Conraitheoir, Athbheochantóir, Oideachasóir, Abhcóide agus Saighdiúir”. / “Ó Pheann an Phiarsaidh”
DIT Level 2: Room 2-019 Introduced by Siún nic Gearailt, Nuacht, RTÉ “Is fearr an troid ná an t-uaigneas”: Athmhúnlú Chonradh na Gaeilge agus an...
15:00 - 16:15
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Molly’s Diary: A Child’s Eye View of the Rising
DIT Lower Ground Floor: Biscuit Theatre “What was it like to be a child in the GPO when the rebels burst in? Caught up in...
15:00 - 16:00
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The Role of Women in Combat/Conflict
DIT, Room G-019 In addition to the extraordinary story of combat operations as undertaken by Irish women in the 1916 Rising, War of Independence...
15:00 - 15:30
The Ethos of Quakers as Employers
DIT, Room G-018 This talk will discuss the history of the Jacob family, the ethics of the Quakers as employers in the British Isles in...
15:00 - 15:30
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Friend or Foe? Which side are you on?
DIT Level 2: Room 2-016 What comes first? Family, friends or loyalty to a cause? Children’s talk: Suitable for 11-13 year olds. Brian Gallagher, Author of...
15:00 - 16:00
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Impact of the Rising on the Civilian population during and after 1916
DIT, Room G-020 This talk will focus on the devastating effects that the Rising had on the civil non-combatant population of Dublin from 24...
15:00 - 15:30
To Speak of Easter Week – Part 3
DIT Level 2: Room 2-020 “Pearse and Connolly were at the door of the GPO when they arrived” – Adhamhnan Ó Suilleabhain, grandson of Domhnall Ua Buachalla,...
15:00 - 16:00
1916, The First Casualties
DIT, Room G-022 The First Casualties of 1916 preceded Easter Monday and occurred a long way from the centre of action in Dublin. A...
15:30 - 16:00
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The Irish Folly: The Easter Rising: the Press; the people; the politics
DIT, Room G-021 Michael Foley, Lecturer in Journalism, Dublin Institute of Technology. Photograph courtesy of the RTÉ Archives
15:30 - 16:00
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A History of the Easter Rising in 5 Objects
DIT Level 2: Room 2-023 The story of the Rising and its aftermath through objects that survive from that time. Some of these are what...
15:30 - 16:00
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1916 Family Quiz & Sing Song
DIT Level 1: Restaurant 1916 Family Quiz Test your knowledge at our table quiz as children and adults answer the questions and then join the chorus....
16:00 - 17:30
“Our Grandfather FX Coghlan and His Role in the Rising, the War of Independence and Civil War” / From Rossa to Pearse: The 1916 Rising in the Light of the History of the IRB
DIT Level 2: Room 2-024 Introduced by Paddy O’Gorman From Rossa to Pearse: The 1916 Rising in the Light of the History of the...
16:00 - 18:00
Getting the story out, Irish women journalists and 1916
DIT, G-019 “I am naught but a witness, to recount what I saw, to convince, to touch, to move.” – Maud Gonne How through first person narratives...
16:00 - 16:30
Dublin Restaurants Before 1916
DIT, Room G-018 Dr. Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire , Chef, Food Historian and Lecturer in Culinary Arts DIT, Cathal Brugha Street. Photograph...
16:00 - 16:30
Some Relative History: The Tragic Story of Maura Power and Lucius Gwynn / My Dear Miss Ryan – ‘Miss Ryan and Sean Mac Diarmada’ / Grandpa The Sniper: The Remarkable Story of a Reluctant Hero
DIT Level 3: Room 3-067 Introduced by Damien O’Meara Some Relative History: The Tragic Story of Maura Power and Lucius Gwynn Patrick O’Byrne of Some Relative History tells the...
16:00 - 18:00
RTÉ’s Insurrection – Rising as a Modern Event / The Reel Rebellion
DIT Level 2: Room 2-021 Introduced by Karina Buckley, RTÉ RTE’s Insurrection – Rising as a Modern Event Luke Gibbons, Professor of Irish Literary and...
16:00 - 18:00
Who Dares to Speak of the Trauma of 1916?
DIT Level 2: Room 2-018 Introduced by Paul Murphy A personal perspective on combat stress reaction and the re-telling of the events of 1916...
16:00 - 16:30
The Life and Afterlife of Micahel Mallin / Eamonn Ceannt: Uileann Piper, Gaeilgeoir and Soldier of Ireland
DIT Level 4: Room 4-079 Introduced by Darragh Moloney “My life is numbered by hours now darling”: The Life and Afterlife of Micahel Mallin This...
16:00 - 17:30
Life Beyond the Rising / The Digital Revolution
DIT Level 2: Room 2-022 Introduced by Damien O’Meara, Presenter, Countrywide, RTE Radio 1 Life Beyond the Rising What newspapers tell us about everyday experience...
16:00 - 17:00
Walls Do Talk
DIT, Room G-020 A description of what happened during the Easter rising in the buildings and surrounding areas used by the Dublin Institute of...
16:00 - 16:30
County Wexford’s 1916 Story / The Rising in Wexford / The Story of Peter Paul Galligan
DIT Level 2: Room 2-017 Introduced by Darren Frehill County Wexford’s 1916 Story “We heard that Dublin had surrendered and that Enniscorthy had refused to...
16:00 - 18:00
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A Terrible Beauty is Born…
DIT, Room G-021 MacDonagh and MacBride…Maire Ni Shiulbhaigh, Michael O’Hanrahan, Peadar Kearney. This paper tells the story of Easter Week 1916 at the Jacob’s...
16:30 - 17:00
Dublin Restaurants Before 1916
DIT, Room G-018 Dr. Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire , Chef, Food Historian and Lecturer in Culinary Arts DIT, Cathal Brugha Street. Photograph...
17:00 - 17:30
To Speak of Easter Week – Part 4
DIT Level 2: Room 2-020 “The hardest task was to surrender” – Sean Holohan, son of Paddy Holohan Captain C Company, 1st Battalion Dublin Brigade...
17:00 - 18:00
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Some Things You Didn’t Know About 1916
DIT Level 2: Room 2-023 A lot of people know a little about the Rising and some people know a lot about the Rising. No...
17:00 - 18:00
How to Give a Powerful Speech
DIT Level 2: Room 2-016 A somewhat serious, somewhat silly workshop by storyteller and artist Paul Simony, in which children will learn how to deliver...
17:00 - 18:00
Our Ireland, Our Rising, Our Song
DIT Lower Ground Floor: Biscuit Theatre Song-writing workshop for children aged 7-12 with actor and musician Kyle Riley. Photograph courtesy of the East Wall...
17:00 - 18:00
My Grandfathers & 1916
DIT Level 2: Room 2-018 Introduced by Siún nic Gearailt, Nuacht, RTÉ Cathal MacSuibhne Brugha talks about his grandfathers’ role in The Rising; Cathal...
17:00 - 18:00
Getting the story out, Irish women journalists and 1916
DIT, G-019 “I am naught but a witness, to recount what I saw, to convince, to touch, to move.” – Maud Gonne How through first person narratives...
17:00 - 17:30
Walls Do Talk
DIT, Room G-020 A description of what happened during the Easter rising in the buildings and surrounding areas used by the Dublin Institute of...
17:00 - 17:30
A Terrible Beauty – Echoes of Easter 1916
DIT Level 2: Room 2-046 Introduced by Nuala Carey Performance and poetry exploring the role of women in 1916. Directed by Mary Moynihan. Performed by professional...
17:00 - 18:00
The Ethos of Quakers as Employers
DIT, Room G-021 This talk will discuss the history of the Jacob family, the ethics of the Quakers as employers in the British Isles...
17:30 - 18:00
“Margaret Kehoe, Nurse and Hero of 1916”
DIT Level 4: Room 4-027 Introduced by Cathal McCoille, Presenter, Morning Ireland, RTÉ Radio 1 Myles Kehoe and Judy Byrne will tell the story...
17:30 - 18:00
St Enda’s and 1916 – A Personal Perspective
DIT Level 2: Room 2-018 Introduced by Paul Murphy Eanna de Burca talks about his father Frank Burke, who was involved in the Easter Rising...
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