From Rockaway to the Rising – June 29, 2016
Posted by Jim on June 29, 2016
Local historian Ed Shevlin will be giving a talk on the fascinating true story of John Kilgallon, a native of Far Rockaway who was sent to Ireland as a teenager, attended the famous St. Enda’s school run by Padraig Pearse and then fought alongside Pearse and others in the GPO during the Easter 1916 Rising.
The event will be held on Wed. June 29, 2016 at 7pm at O Lunney’s Times Square Pub, 145 West 45th Street, NYC. The event is free and all are welcome.
Sponsored by the 1916 Societies NY One Ireland One Vote Campaign.
For more info call (212) 726-2112 or go to www.facebook.com/newyork1916societies/ or 1916societies.com.