Padraig H Pearse awakening & Madame Markievicz interview

Friday, 8 November 2024 - Tuesday, 17 December 2024

Event times:

19:00 - 22:00

Event location:

The Pearse Centre

Event price:

€15.00

About this event

A double bill of plays about icons of Irish history. Padraig H Pearse the leader of the 1916 Rising, executed for the revolutionary cause. Madame Markievicz a truly remarkable woman with a beyond normal level of achievement and inspirational life.

Padraig H Pearse is an enduring icon of Ireland. A teacher, a headmaster, an orator, a barrister, leader, renowned Gaeilgoir, and republican revolutionary. This is a play based on his early life prior to the 1916 Rising.

Madame Markievicz, otherwise known as Countess Markievicz ,was an extraordinary woman, well ahead of her times. She was a committed feminist, socialist, republican and a dedicated helper for the poor. She was the first woman Member of Parliament and a Minister for Labour in the first Irish government. Her influence is immeasurable. This is a play that attempts to recall her fascinating life.