Quinnipiac exhibit commemorates 1916

This edition of the Weekly Irish Times was the first published in Dublin in the wake of the Easter Rising, this while strict censorship was still being imposed by British authorities.

By Irish Echo Staff

Quinnipiac University’s Great Hunger Institute has unveiled a new exhibit commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising.

“The Seed of the People: 1916 Remembered” formally opened on March 23 and will run until September 30.

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The exhibit can be seen in the Lender Family Special Collection Room, located in the Arnold Bernhard Library at the Hamden, Connecticut University’s 275 Mount Carmel Avenue facility.

“The exhibit brings together several rare artifacts from Ireland which powerfully tell the story of this tragic, yet ultimately transformative, moment in the struggle for Irish independence,” said Christine Kinealy, founding director of Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute.

The edition of the Weekly Irish Times, illustrated above, is part of the collection held by the institute.

Kinealy, who is curating the exhibit with Michael Chiarappa, a professor of history at Quinnipiac, added: “’The Seed of the People’ is a line from a poem by Patrick Pearse. The exhibit honors one of the most pivotal years in Irish history, when a small group of men and women in Dublin rebelled against the British Empire.”

The exhibit is free and open to the public.

The hours are Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m.

In addition to Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute, Quinnipiac is also home to Ireland's Great Hunger Museum, which features the world's largest collection of visual art, artifacts and printed materials relating to the Irish Famine.

The Quinnipiac exhibit is one of a number of commemorative events and exhibits marking Irish America’s commemoration of the rising and also Irish America’s own supportive role in the rebellion.

For more information call (203)582-7809.

 

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