Films complement Library exhibition on centenary of 1916 Easter Rising

1:49 p.m., May 5, 2016--In conjunction with the Special Collections exhibition “’A terrible beauty is born’: The Easter Rising at 100,” the University of Delaware Library will sponsor the showing of two Irish films at noon on Wednesday, May 18, and Friday, May 20, in the Class of 1941 Lecture Room, located on the first floor of the Morris Library.

Screened on May 18 will be One Million Dubliners, a 2014 documentary on Ireland’s most famous cemetery, Glasnevin, in County Dublin. 

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Showing May 20 will be Michael Collins, a 1996 historical biopic starring Liam Neeson and Alan Rickman, about the controversial revolutionary who was assassinated during the Irish Civil War in 1922.

The Special Collections exhibition “’A terrible beauty is born’: The Easter Rising at 100” commemorates the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising through an examination of events and attitudes before and after the events of Easter Week 1916, including the Gaelic Revival, the rise of Irish Nationalism, the War of Independence (1917-1921), the Civil War (1922-1923) and Irish literature produced in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland during The Troubles in the latter half of the 20th century.

The Film and Video Department in the Hugh M. Morris Library holds a selection of Irish films on topics relating to Irish history and culture in line with material and themes presented in “’A terrible beauty is born’: The Easter Rising at 100.”

The films are available from the Film and Video Collection located on the lower level of the Morris Library for viewing as well.

“’A terrible beauty is born’: The Easter Rising at 100” is on view through June 12 in the Special Collections gallery on the second floor of the Morris Library. A digital version of the exhibition is available online.