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Commemorating the Easter Rising

Come to this third event in Pirates of Irish Persuasion and Extraction (PIPE) Spring 2011 Irish Studies Discussion Series!

Dr. Dermot Quinn, Professor of History, will tell us about the motivations behind the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland, what happened during the Rising and the outcomes of this rebellion.

Joan Ruane, organizer of the annual Easter Rising Mass in Newark, will discuss the founding of the Mass and the tradition it continues each year, just a few miles away!

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