Irish Rising 100th Anniversary Tour

2016 is the hundred anniversary of the defining event in the pursuit of Irish independence and nationhood: the Easter Rising. Modern Irish history begins with the Rising and to understand today’s Ireland, you need to understand the causes and consequences of this pivotal event. Explore both in a special anniversary tour that will dramatize the story of the Rising, the War of Independence, and the Civil War in Dublin, the Troubles in Belfast and Derry, and the impact of rebellion in rural Ireland, in Donegal and Sligo. The tour will take full advantage of the various commemorations planned for 2016, as well as some of the best guides, historians, and eye witnesses to the events that have shaped Irish history.