Academic Contributors
1916 The Irish Rebellion is based on the scholarship, analysis, and reflections of more than 35 academics around the world. They include:
- Gearóid Ó Tuathaigh, University of Galway, emeritus, Historical consultant for the documentary
- Thomas Bartlett, Chair emeritus in Irish History, University of Aberdeen
- Michael Cronin, Academic Director, Boston College-Ireland; Director, Century Ireland
- Catriona Crowe, Head of Special Projects, National Archives of Ireland
- Mary Daly, President of the Royal Irish Academy and emeritus professor of history, University College Dublin
- Ronan Fanning, Professor emeritus of Modern History at University College Dublin and Director of Archives at the School of History and Archives
- Diarmaid Ferriter, Professor Of Modern Irish History, Triinity College Dublin
- David Fitzpatrick, Professor of Modern History, Trinity College Dublin
- R.F. Foster, Carroll Professor of Irish History at Hertford College, University of Oxford
- Patrick Griffin, Chair and Madden-Hennebry Professor of History, The University of Notre Dame
- Joanna Innes, Winifred Holtby Fellow and Tutor in History (Somerville); Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford
- Alvin Jackson, Richard Lodge Professor of History, The University of Edinburgh
- John Kelly, Emeritus Research Fellow in English, St. John's College, University of Oxford
- Declan Kiberd, Donald and Marilyn Keough Professor of Irish Studies, Professor of English and Irish Language and Literature, University of Notre Dame
- Joseph Lee, Glucksman Chair of Irish History; Professor of Irish Studies, History; Director of Glucksman Ireland House; New York University
- Fearghal McGarry, Reader in Modern Irish History, Queen's University Belfast
- Margaret O'Callaghan, Senior Lecturer in Politics, Queen's University Belfast
- Ruán O'Donnell, Senior Lecturer, University of Limerick
- Kate O'Malley, Visiting Research Fellow, History, Trinity College Dublin, and Assistant Editor of the Documents on Irish Foreign Policy (DIFP) series, a project of the Royal Irish Academy, the Department of Foreign Affairs and the National Archives of Ireland
- Senia Paseta, Tutorial Fellow in Modern History at St. Hugh's College, University of Oxford
- Robert Schmuhl, Director, John W. Gallivan Program in Journalism, Ethics and Democracy; Walter H. Annenberg-Edmund P. Joyce Professor of American Studies and Journalism, University of Notre Dame
- Jim Smyth, Professor of History, University of Notre Dame
- Charles Townshend, Professor of International History, Keele University
- Kevin Whelan, Michael Smurfit Director of the Keough Naughton Centre in Dublin, University of Notre Dame
On Easter Monday 1916, a small group of Irish rebels—including poets, teachers, actors and workers—took on the might of the British Empire. Although defeated militarily, the men and women of the Easter Rising would soon win a moral victory—with their actions leading to the creation of an independent Irish state and contributing to the eventual disintegration of the British empire. They have inspired countless freedom struggles throughout the world—from Ireland to India.