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Casement-1916 Risings Most Enigmatic Hero @ UICC

Sunday, August 21st @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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Join us for an afternoon of conversation and reflections on the life of Roger Casement,  one of the great heroes of the 1916 Rising by Diarmuid Philpott and Alan Lewis, song by Erin Thompson, readings by Josephine Coffey, Donagh McKeown & Valerie McGrew and a video presentation and celebrate the launch of Dying for Ireland: The Last Days of Roger Casement by San Francisco writer Alan Lewis.  Mr. Lewis, the grandson of an Irish Jew, has been researching Casement’s life for more than a decade in hopes of bringing this remarkable story to American audiences.  He will give a short reading and will be available for sales and signing.  www.amazon.com/author/alan_lewis

SPONSORED BY THE PATRICK J. DOWLING LIBRARY

ALL WELCOME – DONATIONS TO SUPPORT THE MISSION OF OUR WONDERFUL ALL IRISH LIBRARY ARE ALWAYS APPRECIATED

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Date:
Sunday, August 21st
Time:
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost:
Donation
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84xmWB3P_normal     CALENDAR SPONSORED IN PART BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF IRELAND, SAN FRANCISCO