A gift to you from the Royal Irish Academy: 1916 Portraits and Lives
This beautifully crafted book catalogues 42 biographies of select figures from the Rising, chosen from the Royal Irish Academy’s extensive Dictionary of Irish Biography. Each of these fascinating biographies is depicted alongside artist David Rooney’s stirring scraper-board illustrations.
Giving a broad picture of the Rising with its diversity of personalities and perspectives, the book presents not only the rebels killed during the Rising but also three Nationalist leaders who opposed the Rising; senior figures in the British administration in Ireland in 1916; and members of the British army who suppressed the Rising.
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Also, limited edition prints of the portraits from the book by artist David Rooney are available to order (while quantities last). These prints can be purchased here.
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