Notre Dame produces Liam Neeson-narrated documentary to remember Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Notre Dame produces Liam Neeson-narrated documentary to remember Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising Notre Dame produces Liam Neeson-narrated documentary to remember Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising Published: March 31, 2015 Author: Michael O. Garvey The University of Notre Dame will play a major role in the international celebration of the centenary of Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising, which was announced Tuesday (March 31) in Dublin by Taoiseach Enda Kenny. Ireland 1916 flag (credit: National Museum of Ireland) A documentary television series, “1916: The Irish Rebellion,” produced by Notre Dame’s Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies, will be broadcast worldwide during the centenary, which memorializes the events in Dublin on Easter Week a century ago, when an insurrection started a process that culminated in an independent Irish state and accelerated the disintegration of the British Empire. The three-episode series, directed by award-winning Irish documentary maker Pat Collins; written by Bríona Nic Dhiarmada, the Thomas J. and Kathleen M. O’Donnell Professor of Irish Studies at Notre Dame; and narrated by Oscar-nominated actor Liam Neeson, will follow a chronological narrative while presenting the historical, political and cultural events of the uprising and the new and lasting relationships among the United States, Ireland and Britain that it brought about. Liam Neeson Aired on American Public Television (APT) in the United States and Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) and the British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC) in Ireland, the series also is intended to air on other broadcasters in Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, India, Canada and Europe. A 70-minute film version of “1916” will be screened globally to the world’s Irish embassies during the centenary celebrations as part of the Irish government’s outreach to the 70 million people of the Irish diaspora. According to Christopher Fox, director of the Keough-Naughton Institute, “1916” is an unprecedented attempt to present the Easter Rising as a pivotal event in world history before a global audience. “We have the unique talent, expertise and connections with scholars worldwide to tell this story in a way it has not been told,” Fox said. “For more than 20 years, the Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies has been bringing Ireland to Notre Dame and Notre Dame to Ireland. This project allows us to bring Ireland to the world.” Among the numerous international scholars contributing to the series are several from Notre Dame’s faculty, including Declan Kiberd, Donald and Marilyn Keough Professor of Irish Studies; Robert Schmuhl, Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Chair in American Studies and Journalism; Patrick Griffin, chair and Madden-Hennebry Professor of History; and Kevin Whelan, Michael Smurfit Director of the Keough-Naughton Notre Dame Centre in Dublin. “1916” will be featured in a series of international academic events sponsored by Notre Dame in cooperation with Irish embassies and consular services during Ireland’s centenary celebration. Collectively titled “Reframing 1916,” the series will bring several Notre Dame faculty to speak at universities worldwide, screening and discussing the documentary. “We look forward to being an integral partner in Ireland’s celebration of the centenary,” Fox said. “With the world’s leading program of Irish studies, and Notre Dame’s global recognitions and networks, we can help Ireland reach and educate her diaspora.” Contact: Margaret Lloyd, Keough-Naughton Institute, 574-631-6250, lloyd.23@nd.edu Posted In: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion International Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related September 12, 2022 Can you tell me how to get to Sesame Street … in different countries? August 29, 2022 Former president of Colombia to teach in Keough School of Global Affairs, deliver public lecture May 05, 2022 Kroc Institute releases special report on ethnic approach within the Colombian Peace Agreement May 03, 2022 Pulte Institute launches Central America Research Alliance April 06, 2022 Rise in trust of institutions led to boost in entrepreneurial intent, especially among STEM undergraduates For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn