The story of the 1916 Easter Rising and its aftermath from a new persepectiveThe Abbey Theatre played a leading role in the politicisation of the revolutionary generation that won Irish freedom; but comparatively little is known about the men and women who formed the lifeblood of the institution: those whose radical politics drove them to fight in the 1916 Rising.Drawing on a huge range of previously unpublished material; The Abbey Rebels of 1916 explores the experiences; hopes and dreams of these remarkable but largely forgotten individuals: Maacute;ire Nic Shiubhlaigh; the Abbeyrsquo;s first leading lady; Peadar Kearney; author of the national anthem; feminist Helena Molony; the first female political prisoner of her generation; Seaacute;n Connolly; the first rebel to die in the Rising; carpenter Barney Murphy; usherette Ellen Bushell; and Hollywood star Arthur Shields.Invigorating and provocative; this is the story of how; in the years following the Easter Rising; the radical ideals that inspired their revolution were gradually supplanted by a conservative vision of the nation Ireland would become. Lavishly illustrated with 200 documents and images; it provides a fresh and compelling account of the Rising and its aftermath.
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