Read about the Bourns, Filoli House and the Irish Connection Filoli presents its 18th Annual Botanical Art Exhibit this spring. Botanical art is experiencing a renaissance of growth both in the states and internationally and Filoli has been a leader in the renewal of this art form, which combines the…
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…
Directed by Neil Jordan, Liam Neeson, and Aidan Quinn, this biopic of the IRA co-founder Michael Collins, Rickman plays Éamon de Valera as a man who begins as Collins’ revolutionary ally and ends as his philosophical opponent. Covering the end of the Easter rising to Collins’ assassination in 1920, this movie was…
CALENDAR SPONSORED IN PART BY THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF IRELAND, SAN FRANCISCO