On easter monday 1916, a small group of irish rebels took on the might of the british empire. Hollywood actor liam neeson has provided the narration for a three part documentary about the easter rising. The live showcase aimed at attracting investors to the upcoming movie features 15 stars from tv, film and theatre accompanied by the exemplary uilleann piper patrick darcy as a ghost of the irish rebel. The 1916 easter rising is generally seen as a pivotal event in irish history and in the history of the british empire as it marks the beginning of the movement which led to the treaty of 1921 and the formation of an. America and the easter rising, by university of notre dame professor robert schmuhl.
A 70minute film version of 1916 will be screened globally to the worlds irish embassies during the centenary celebrations as part of the irish. The keoghnaughton institute for irish studies at the university of notre dame have developed a major threepart television series on the easter rising of 1916, narrated by liam neeson, for broadcast in 2016. In celebration of the centennial of the 1916 easter rising, the keoughnaughton institute for irish studies has produced a documentary narrated by liam neeson 1916 the irish rebellion university of notre dame. University of notre dame lecture by producer of the rising. Odonnell professor of irish studies briona nic dhiarmada said. Notre dame produces liam neesonnarrated documentary to.
The documentary tells the story of the 1916 easter rising, an event that ultimately. Although defeated militarily, the men and women of the easter rising would soon win a moral victorywith their actions leading to the creation of an independent irish state and contributing to the eventual disintegration of the british empire. During the summer of 2014, four university of notre dame students interned on the production of 1916. Liam neeson narrates the notre dameproduced film showing the extraordinary events of the 1916 rebellion. The eightcolumn banner headline running across the front page of the south bend newstimes spelled out for local readers and those at notre dame the big news then reverberating around the globe. He has published on a wide range of topics such as prisoner transportation, the social history of wicklow, the irish republican army, irish nationalist robert emmet, and the 1916 easter rising.
The irish rebellion, a film featuring the story of the easter rising in dublin was named the best documentary series at the 2016 irish film and television award ifta ceremony friday. Notre dame has an international study program in ireland, and the campus is the largest center for the study of the irish language outside dublin. Were not certain how notre dame got the fighting irish nickname, but there are connections to the 1916 easter rising and a 1924 beat down of the kkk. America and the easter rising, which will be released by oxford university press next month, just in time to commemorate the centennial. Carbine the book, the 1916 irish rebellion, is a triumph. The 1916 irish rebellion is the companion book to a threepart documentary series to be broadcast worldwide in 2016, narrated by liam neeson. Although defeated militarily, the men and women of the easter rising would wring. As the easter rising commences, the second episode of 1916 brings. Notre dame s womens soccer team won the national championship in 1995, 2004 and 2010 and were the runnerup in 1994, 1996, 1999, 2006, and 2008. Easter rising documentary adds new perspective to irish. Yet the 1916 uprising by irish rebels garnered more than 50 articles in the new york times, which kept the story on its front page for more than two weeks. The gene siskel film center joins the consulate general of ireland, chicago, and the keoughnaughton. The irish rebellion, produced by notre dame s keoughnaughton institute for irish.
Watch the trailer for the forthcoming notre dame 1916. How notre dame became the fighting irish, 1924 beatdown. The irish centenary celebration, commemorating 100 years of irish independence in 2016, will feature notre dame s documentary 1916. A documentary produced by notre dame s keoughnaughton institute for irish studies 1916. The easter lily is a badge in the shape of a lilyflower, worn at easter by irish republicans as symbol of remembrance for irish republican combatants who died during or were executed after the 1916 easter rising. Notre dame is one of only three schools with multiple. Narrated by liam neeson, the threepart series tells the dramatic story of the events that took place in dublin during easter week 1916, when a small group of irish rebels took on the.
Underneath the large streamer, two articles carrying london datelines began to tell the story of whats now known as the easter rising. Although defeated militarily, the men and women of the easter rising would soon win a moral victorywith their actions leading to the creation of an independent irish state and. The insurrection was planned by patrick pearse, tom clarke, and several other leaders of the irish republican brotherhood, which was a revolutionary society within the. Above all, notre dame was shaped, and is still influenced, by the resiliency and deep thirst for learning of the irish people.
The easter rising was intended to take place across ireland. The irish rebellion, produced by the keoughnaughton institute for irish studies, will be broadcast worldwide during the centenary of irelands 1916 easter rising. Members of the irish republican army photographed during the 1916 easter rising. See more ideas about easter vigil, easter vigil mass and irish fans. News for notre dame faculty and staff and their families photo provided a documentary television series, 1916. The exhibit features items from our easter rising ephemera collection, from our irish manuscript collection, and from our book and newspaper collections. The university of notre dame will play a major role in the international celebration of the centenary of irelands 1916 easter rising, which was announced tuesday march 31 in dublin by taoiseach enda kenny a documentary television series, 1916. The iahs will be hosting the university of notre dame keoughnaughton institute for irish studies, and showing their documentary to remember irelands 1916 easter rising.
Odonnell professor of irish studies and concurrent professor of film, television, and theatre at the university of notre dame. Notre dame was a member of the midwestern collegiate conference and big east conference in soccer prior to joining the acc in most sports. Prof briona nic dhiarmada, chair of irish language and literature at notre dame, said the purpose of the documentary is to show how the easter rising was not only a pivotal event in 20th century. Louis shares with the commemoration of the 1916 easter rising. Joyce professor of american studies and journalism at the university of notre dame. Published by the university of notre dame press on the centennial of the rising, this book is a triumph of research, documentation, layout and a prose continue reading. As a composer, arden has written several works, including easter rising, as you like it, and ripley. I think thats one of the reasons the film has the broad appeal it has. Liam neeson narrates easter rising film ireland calling. Anticipated allstar movie about 1916 easter rising wont.
The series memorializes the events in dublin on easter week a. The documentary 1916 the irish rebellion university of notre. The irish rebellion, produced by notre dame s keoughnaughton institute for irish studies, will be broadcast worldwide during the. A threepart series, it will feature leading scholars from around the world, many of them from notre dame, dhiarmada said.
The 1916 irish rebellion notre dame university press. The pushback against the british empire inspired other struggles in britishowned territories around the world, loosening the grip of british rule that had been powerful and dominant in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He received the 2014 hibernian research award in support of his forthcoming book, irelands exiled children. It was the most significant uprising in ireland since the.
Notre dame produces documentary on 1916 easter rising. The university of notre dame has officially announced a world premiere date of march 3, 2016, for its documentary on the 1916 easter rising in ireland. The irish rebellion is a landmark documentary narrated by acclaimed. Schmuhl is also featured in the documentary series as one of the historians.
The documentary tells the story of the 1916 easter rising, an event that ultimately led to irelands independence. The movie will be released to a global cinema audience in 2016, the centenary year of the easter rising but the irish post has learned that now filming will not begin until late this year at the earliest, meaning it could be 2018 before fans will get to see the finished product. Documentary series at the 2016 irish film and television award ceremony. In both cases, independence from great britain took several years to achieve, required bloody. Odonnell visiting chair of irish studies at notre dame s keoughnaughton institute. The irish rebellion is the best film yet in this mediaintensive year of 1916. The irish rebellion, a threepart television documentary narrated by liam neeson, produced.
Irish american home society film festival premiers notre. Cover image of a new 2016 book, irelands exiled children. In addition, material from the notre dame archives helps us to see the international aspect of the easter rising. The importance of the easter rising extended far beyond the borders of ireland and the campus of notre dame. Notre dameproduced series to be shown locally on wnit, and in more than 60 countries. Producer hopes to bring easter rising filming to fermanagh and border region. Easter rising documentary to be screened across the world. Easter rising, also called easter rebellion, irish republican insurrection against british government in ireland, which began on easter monday, april 24, 1916, in dublin. About reframing 1916 on easter monday 1916, a small group of irish rebelsincluding poets, teachers, actors and workerstook on the might of the british empire. America and the easter rising by notre dame professor robert schmuhl is also out now. News for notre dame faculty 1916 the irish rebellion. The university of notre dame will play a major role in the international celebration of the centenary of irelands 1916 easter rising, which was announced tuesday march 31 in dublin by taoiseach enda kenny ireland 1916 flag credit. Easter 1916 and america historically, politically, and symbolically, the easter rising is irelands answer to americas fourth of july.
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