In Irish history, the Easter Rising of 1916 is seen as a turning point in the pursuit of Irish nationalism & as a watershed moment in Irish literature. Dr. Ray Hebert (Prof. of History, Thomas More College) and Dr. Gary Walton (Assoc. Prof. of English, NKU) will discuss the leading figures involved – Pearse, Connolly, Yeats – and how both History and Literature helped shape modern Ireland.