Did your ancestors fight in the 1916 Rising?


 

Article by Sheila Langan on Irish Central, 15 October 15 2014

 

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Above, Tom Byrne, whose story is the first in their Living History Project.

“Did your ancestors fight in the 1916 Rising? A group of Irish filmmakers want to hear their stories.

With the centenary of Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising just under a year and a half away, ideas about how best to commemorate and reflect upon this seminal moment in Irish history have already begun to circulate, accompanied by a great deal of debate.

For filmmakers Keith Farrell and Dave Farrell of Tile Media, the crux of commemoration is not the big heroic names that have endured through history, nor is it the question of who deserves to take part. Instead, they have chosen to focus on the stories of the regular people active in and affected by the Rising.”

 

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