Seán MacDiarmada

Seán MacDiarmada

Seán MacDiarmada: Signatory to Proclamation – Executed after the Rising of 1916 - Leitrim to Kilmainham was written by Tom Madden to coincide with the 1916/2016 centenary commemorations. The play was first performed at the Mullagh Arts Festival in Cavan during September 2016 and provides a lively ac...

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Main Author: Madden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAHkartell 2016-12-01
Series:Studies in Arts and Humanities
Online Access:http://sahjournal.com/index.php/sah/article/view/82
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spelling doaj-507353a77eb34b0e921841177a21a3ba2020-11-24T22:33:26ZengSAHkartellStudies in Arts and Humanities2009-826X2009-82782016-12-0122729910.18193/sah.v2i2.82 Seán MacDiarmadaMadden0TomSeán MacDiarmada: Signatory to Proclamation – Executed after the Rising of 1916 - Leitrim to Kilmainham was written by Tom Madden to coincide with the 1916/2016 centenary commemorations. The play was first performed at the Mullagh Arts Festival in Cavan during September 2016 and provides a lively account of the background and activism of one the seven leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916. The action plays out over twelve scenes taking in MacDiarmada's journey from teacher to revolutionary activist culminating in a deeply flawed court-martial and his subsequent execution by a British Army firing squad on May 12th, 1916.http://sahjournal.com/index.php/sah/article/view/82
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description Seán MacDiarmada: Signatory to Proclamation – Executed after the Rising of 1916 - Leitrim to Kilmainham was written by Tom Madden to coincide with the 1916/2016 centenary commemorations. The play was first performed at the Mullagh Arts Festival in Cavan during September 2016 and provides a lively account of the background and activism of one the seven leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916. The action plays out over twelve scenes taking in MacDiarmada's journey from teacher to revolutionary activist culminating in a deeply flawed court-martial and his subsequent execution by a British Army firing squad on May 12th, 1916.
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