A Proclamation Day Symposium organised in association with the Department of History, TCD.
Panel 1. ‘Six times during the past three hundred years’: The 1916 Proclamation in Historical Context
- Professor Jane Ohlmeyer (Chair and Introduction).
- Professor Anne Dolan – The 1916 Rising.
- Professor Micheál Ó Siochrú - The 1641 Rebellion.
- Professor Robert Armstrong – 1690 and the Williamite Wars.
- Professor David Dickson – The 1798 Rebellion.
- Professor Patrick Geoghegan – Robert Emmet and the 1803 Rebellion.
- Professor Ciaran O’Neill – Young Ireland and 1848
- Professor Richard McMahon – The Fenians and the 1867 Rising.
Discussion
Panel 2. Declaring Independence: The 1916 Proclamation in Global Context
- Professor Ciaran Brady – America: The Declaration of Independence (1776).
- Professor Joseph Clarke – France: Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (1789).
- Professor Isabella Jackson – China: The Declaration of the Republic of China (1911).
Panel 3. Interpreting 1916
- Professor Christopher Morash – The Theatre of 1916.
- Professor Eunan O’Halpin – 1916 in 2016.
Concluding Discussion