Easter 1916 Rising and its Legacy, Berkeley • April 29

Easter 1916 Rising and its Legacy, Berkeley • April 29

Reflecting on the Rising: The 1916 Centenary. This event, co-sponsored by the Celtic Studies Program, the Irish Studies Program, and the English Department, will include a roundtable discussion on the 1916 Rising and its legacy, featuring: Catherine Flynn, Assistant Professor of English, U.C. Berkeley; Bob Tracy, Professor Emeritus of English, U.C. Berkeley; Tom Walsh, Lecturer, Celtic Studies Program, U.C. Berkeley and Philip Grant, Irish Consul General, San Francisco

It will also feature a presentation by Kathryn Klar, Lecturer Emeritus, Celtic Studies Program, U.C. Berkeley, on the life and legacy of Ella Young, who participated in the events in Dublin in April 1916 and later emigrated to the U.S., where she became the James D. Phelan Lecturer in Irish History and Mythology at U.C. Berkeley