The Easter Rising 1916

In light of its upcoming centenary in 2016, the time seems ripe to ask: why, how and in what ways has memory of Ireland's 1916 Rising persisted over the decades? In pursuing answers to these questions, which are not only of historical concern, but of contemporary political and cultural importance, this book breaks new ground by offering a wide-ranging exploration of the making and remembrance of the story of 1916 in modern times.

Best-selling historian Tim Pat Coogan offers a strongly personal perspective on the Irish century that followed the Rising.

This book tells the story of local events and personalities from Strawberry Beds, Castleknock, Blanchardstown, Clonsilla, Mulhuddart, Finglas, St Margaret's and Oldtown during Easter Week 1916.

Roger Casement's Berlin Diary is an astonishingly candid insight into his mind and motives during his last acts before the Easter Rising and his execution. 

A unique comparative study of parallel remembrance of the Easter Rising and the Battle of the Somme Considers how the Rising and the Somme have functioned as foundational myths for Republicanism and Unionism, as well as how their legacy has evolved over time.

Voices from the Easter Rising is a vivid collection of dramatic eyewitness accounts of the events of Easter Week 1916, which detail how the Rising unfolded in Dublin and in a range of other Irish cities, towns and villages.

Maire Nic Shiubhlaigh's first-hand account of some of the momentous events that shaped Irish history: including the establishment of the Abbey Theatre and her role as leader of the Cumann na mBan ‘girls’ in Jacob’s Biscuit Factory during the Rising.