Women of the Rising

Exhibition at St. Peter’s Cork.

On the 25^th of May the exhibition titled Women of the Rising opened in St. Peter’s on North Main Street, Cork. The exhibition is part of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme based on new information from the collections of the Military Archives, the National Cultural Institutions and private collections. This exhibition on the Women of 1916 gives an overview of the events of Easter Week and features some of the 300 women who took part in the Rising. It has been curated by author and historian Sinéad McCoole following extensive research and engagement with the network of national commemoration coordinators in each local authority. The exhibition also draws on a treasure trove of material including:

• Digitised material from the Military Archives
• Online source material including censuses, birth, deaths and marriage and other church records
• Extensive records of the National Cultural Institutions, in particular the National Library and National Museum of Ireland, which have contributed objects, images and documentation which have been brought together in for the first time.

The exhibition will be on display in St. Peter’s Cork from the 25^th of May until the 22^nd of June and entry is free.

For more information on this and other exhibitions happening in St. Peter’s Cork please visit our events and exhibition section of the website.