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1916 Centenary

The Diaspora Commemorates 1916: United States

By Irish America Staff
February / March 2017

February 1, 2017 by 2 Comments

How the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising was commemorated throughout the U.S.New York City  Of the seven signatories of the 1916 Proclamation, five traveled to New York to seek assistance from the long-established republican Irish American community there, including Tom Clarke, who became an American citizen in Brooklyn in 1883, and John Connolly. Key figures in New … [Read more...] about The Diaspora Commemorates 1916: United States

The Diaspora Commemorates 1916: International Events

By Irish America Staff
February / March 2017

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How the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising was commemorated throughout the world. ℘℘℘  CANADA What Ireland’s Ambassador to Canada Ray Bassett had in mind when he outlined 1916 Easter Rising commemorations in 2016 was sea-to-sea participation. And that’s what unfolded, scores of examples playing out from Halifax to Vancouver. He said, “the commemoration of 1916 does not … [Read more...] about The Diaspora Commemorates 1916: International Events

Ireland Remembers 1916:
The Dublin Centerpiece

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
Photos Courtesy Maxwells Ireland
February / March 2017

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“Let us revive the best of the promise of 1916, so that those coming generations might experience freedom in the full sense of the term – freedom from poverty, freedom from violence and insecurity, and freedom from fear.” – President Michael D. Higgins On Easter Sunday, March 27, 2016, nearly 4,000 members of the Irish Defense Forces, emergency service workers, and veterans … [Read more...] about Ireland Remembers 1916:
The Dublin Centerpiece

Ireland Remembers 1916:
Beyond the Pale

By Patricia Harty, Editor-in-Chief
February / March 2017

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The main Easter commemorations were in Dublin where most of the action happened on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, but the Rising left deep scars on those beyond the Pale of Dublin. There were hundreds of commemorations in small towns, and villages, across Ireland, in Donegal, Longford, and Tipperary, and cities such as Cork and Belfast. ℘℘℘ BELFAST Culture Minister Caral Ni … [Read more...] about Ireland Remembers 1916:
Beyond the Pale

An American Perspective (Photos)

By Cliff Carlson, Contributor
February / March 2017

February 1, 2017 by Leave a Comment

A look at the 1916 Easter Rising Commemorations in Dublin through the lens of Cliff Carlson. I'm glad I did it. I’m half Swedish, I have no connection with the Easter Rising that I know of, and don’t know how much Irish I have in me. But whatever the amount, my blood ran a proud green on this three-week trip. I was invited by the Irish Government to cover the Centenary … [Read more...] about An American Perspective (Photos)

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