EASTER RISING
STORIES
Irish History. Told Through the
People Who Lived It.
Independent films and forgotten stories from Ireland’s revolutionary era.
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Created by historian and filmmaker Marcus Howard
Free to watch on YouTube. Made with the families of the people in the films. Talks given in Dublin, London and Boston.
HISTORY IS MORE THAN DATES. IT IS PEOPLE.
Easter Rising Stories is an independent Irish history project created by historian and filmmaker Marcus Howard. Through documentary film, original research, archival sources and the testimony of descendants, Easter Rising Stories explores the men and women who lived through Ireland’s revolutionary period. From the Easter Rising and the Fenian movement to the War of Independence and Civil War, the aim is simple: to bring the people behind the history back to life.
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Original documentaries, interviews and historical films
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ON THIS DAY
IN IRISH HISTORY
13 October
On 13 October, William Orr’s last day, the discovery of the body of Noel Lemass and Sir Hamar Greenwood and Sir John Anderson went to Belfast to meet the Ulster Unionist Council. The Government of Ireland Bill was already before Parliament.
ABOUT MARCUS HOWARD
Marcus Howard is an independent historian, filmmaker and founder of Easter Rising Stories. He has produced a series of historical documentaries, written extensively on Ireland’s revolutionary period and gives talks at historical societies, festivals and community groups. His work focuses on the people behind the history and the extraordinary stories that shaped modern Ireland.
