Launch of Maynooth College and 1916: An Exhibition

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Date

March 02nd

Time

17:30pm

Location

When: Wednesday, March 2, 2016 – 16:30

Where: Russell Library

The exhibition ‘Maynooth College and 1916′ will be launched in the Russell Library at 16:30 on Wednesday, 2 March 2016.

The exhibition is a collaboration between Maynooth University Library and St. Patrick’s College Maynooth which aims to tell the story of the College during the Easter Rising through materials from the historical collections of the Russell Library and the College Archives. It will also feature a draft of the Pádraig Pearse play ‘The Master’ which was handwritten by the leader of the Easter Rising in 1915.

If you wish to attend please see  Maynooth 1916 Launch invite  and RSVP by Monday 29 February to  library.russell@nuim.ie or call (01) 708 3890.

The exhibition will be on display in the Russell Library until June 2016.