Reflecting the Rising @ RCPI
We in RCPI are getting ready for a busy
Easter Monday this year, as we kick off our programme of events to commemorate
the 1916 Easter Rising.
We’ll be throwing open the doors RCPI’s
home at No. 6 Kildare Street from 11am to 6pm on Easter Monday, 28th
March as part of RTE’s city-wide Reflecting the Rising event.
IRISH MEDICINE IN WAR AND REVOLUTION
EXHIBITION
From the outbreak of the First World War in
1914 to the end of the Civil War in 1923 Ireland was plunged into a decade of
conflict and turmoil. Our new exhibition, drawing on the historic collections
of RCPI, explores the impact of this period on the medical profession. Drawing on the experiences of individual
medics on all sides of the conflict, the exhibition delves into the tensions
between personal views, political opinions and professional obligations.
Open all day Easter Monday from 11am to 6pm
THE REVOLUTIONARY DIARIES OF DR KATHLEEN
LYNN
On Easter Monday 1916 Dr Kathleen Lynn
joined the Irish Citizen’s Army at City Hall as their Chief Medical Officer.
That evening, when City Hall was re-captured by the British Army, she was
imprisoned in Ship Street Barracks.
In our archive we hold Dr Lynn’s diary,
giving a daily record of her experiences for three weeks from Easter Monday
1916. On Easter Monday this year we will be making these entries available online here.
You can also see the original diary in our
exhibition.
TALK SERIES
Throughout the day we will be hosting a
series of public talks on different aspects of medicine and the 1916 Rising,
from the experiences of doctors on both sides to the impact on mental health of
Easter Week.
These talks are all now fully booked.