Movements need martyrs and monuments
How did Robert Emmett, leader of a failed rebellion in 1803, become such an icon of Irishness? His name. image, likeness and last words were ubiquitous in Irish America.
THE SPIRIT OF IRELAND HIBERNIAN BOOK NIGHT IS BACK! Join us November 19 at Kells Restaurant on SW Second for an evening of readings, reflections and reactions to the written word with Irish blood in its veins. (Mixed metaphor.) Six P.M. for no-host dinner and Seven P.M. for the readings.
How did Robert Emmett, leader of a failed rebellion in 1803, become such an icon of Irishness? His name. image, likeness and last words were ubiquitous in Irish America.