Centennial Reflections: Thomas Ashe and Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa

Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa is an icon in Fenian Irish revolutionary history. Rossa’s American great-grandsons created the film Rebel Rossa, a personal investigation into his life and legacy. Rossa’s life as a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and his resistance of the British government ultimately led to the 1916 Easter Rising. In this documentary Rossa’s great-grandsons return to Ireland to trace their family history and uncover all there is to know about Rossa and wife Mary Jane. The film covers Rossa’s life starting with his childhood in rural Ireland, his experiences of the Great Hunger, time in six different Victorian jails, his exile to the United States and the origin of his nickname “O’Dynamite Rossa”.











When: Sat., Oct. 7, 2017 at 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Where: Glucksman Ireland House NYU
1 Washington Mews
212-998-3950
Price: $10
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Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa is an icon in Fenian Irish revolutionary history. Rossa’s American great-grandsons created the film Rebel Rossa, a personal investigation into his life and legacy. Rossa’s life as a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood and his resistance of the British government ultimately led to the 1916 Easter Rising. In this documentary Rossa’s great-grandsons return to Ireland to trace their family history and uncover all there is to know about Rossa and wife Mary Jane. The film covers Rossa’s life starting with his childhood in rural Ireland, his experiences of the Great Hunger, time in six different Victorian jails, his exile to the United States and the origin of his nickname “O’Dynamite Rossa”.

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