Irish-American Crossroads 13th Annual festival presents 'Walking the rebellion - Irish Americans and the 1916 Easter Rising in the Mission District.
On Sunday, April 24th, 1916 seven irish man declared ireland to be an independent state, free from centuries of British rule. The 'Easter Uprising' is a hallowed event in Irish-American history, revered as a moment when the Irish diaspora played its part in ridding Ireland of colonial rule. In San Francisco's Mission District, irish and irish-American's met in houses, meeting halls, churches and places of business, in order to envision and fund the irish free state. Join San Francisco writer, Elizabeth Creely, on a walking tour (2 hours) of the Mission District's revolutionary irish past.
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On Sunday, April 24th, 1916 seven irish man declared ireland to be an independent state, free from centuries of British rule. The 'Easter Uprising' is a hallowed event in Irish-American history, revered as a moment when the Irish diaspora played its part in ridding Ireland of colonial rule. In San Francisco's Mission District, irish and irish-American's met in houses, meeting halls, churches and places of business, in order to envision and fund the irish free state. Join San Francisco writer, Elizabeth Creely, on a walking tour (2 hours) of the Mission District's revolutionary irish past.
Irish-American Crossroads 13th Annual festival presents 'Walking the rebellion - Irish Americans and the 1916 Easter Rising in the Mission District.
On Sunday, April 24th, 1916 seven irish man declared ireland to be an independent state, free from centuries of British rule. The 'Easter Uprising' is a hallowed event in Irish-American history, revered as a moment when the Irish diaspora played its part in ridding Ireland of colonial rule. In San Francisco's Mission District, irish and irish-American's met in houses, meeting halls, churches and places of business, in order to envision and fund the irish free state. Join San Francisco writer, Elizabeth Creely, on a walking tour (2 hours) of the Mission District's revolutionary irish past.
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On Sunday, April 24th, 1916 seven irish man declared ireland to be an independent state, free from centuries of British rule. The 'Easter Uprising' is a hallowed event in Irish-American history, revered as a moment when the Irish diaspora played its part in ridding Ireland of colonial rule. In San Francisco's Mission District, irish and irish-American's met in houses, meeting halls, churches and places of business, in order to envision and fund the irish free state. Join San Francisco writer, Elizabeth Creely, on a walking tour (2 hours) of the Mission District's revolutionary irish past.
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