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A NEW EXHIBITION documents how minority communities in Dublin responded to the Easter Rising.
1916: Tales from the Other Side includes an archive of books, manuscripts and artefacts, focusing on stories from the Irish Protestant and Jewish communities.
The exhibition, which is taking place in Dublin’s Marsh’s Library, introduces artists, cleaners and former revolutionaries who witnessed the historic events.
It also follows a student librarian, Richard FitzPatrick, as he joins the British Army to fight in the First World War in the aftermath of the Rising.
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Roger Casement letter
Jessica Taylor, a teenager who travelled to Dublin in 1916
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Seán O'Casey drawing
Seán O'Casey drawing
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‘Bullet books’ – ancient texts which were shot during Easter Week and have deliberately never been repaired – will be on display, as will letters from Roger Casement and rare watercolours by Seán O’Casey.
Sue Hemmens, the library’s deputy keeper, said the exhibition’s contents are “drawn from a small but significant archive”.
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“They contribute a more nuanced view of the complex political and cultural identities of the Irish revolutionary period,” she added.
More information on the exhibition can be read here.
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