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Download or read book 1916 in 1966 written by Mary E. Daly and published by . This book was released on 2007-12-12 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the official 50th anniversary commemorations of the 1916 Easter Rising in the Irish Republic how the government reinvented the message of 1916 through the jubilee celebrations; the organization of various unofficial commemorations in Northern Ireland; and the significance of these for nationalist and unionist politics in the mid-1960s. The book also examines the 1966 anniversary celebration of the Rising from the perspectives of drama, performance, youth culture, and history.