Roger Casement Easter Rising Stories

Directed and edited by Marcus Howard. Roger Casement, a giant humanitarian over two continents, Africa and South America was fired to take on the Irish struggle having witnessed the degradation and poverty in Connemara in the early 1900s. His revolutionary story internationalised the 1916 Rising. Angus Mitchell, author of “One Bold Deed of Open Treason: The Berlin Diary of Roger Casement“ and “16 Lives: Roger Casement“ tells his story. Casement was so disgusted with the ill effects of imperialism and propaganda he negotiated with the Germans during WW1 on behalf of the Irish cause. From helping to mastermind the Howth gun running to avoiding assassination attempts Casement’s journey is a fascinating exploration of Empire, fighting against spin and intrigue and baring witness to human suffering while standing up for Irish freedom. W.B. Yeats, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain, Joseph Conrad and many international leaders lauded this man who was hanged on a comma and whose body was treated in an extremely undignified way. Even 50 years after his death you will see how his existence challenged relations between Ireland and Britain when his body was repatriated to Ireland in 1965. It has been said of Casement to look well upon this man and you will uncover the secret of Ireland. Special thanks to: Jim Fitzpatrick Facebook: Jim Fitzpatrick Gallery John O’Byrne Facebook: Old Irish & World Photographs in Colour Music: The Mariannes “The Black Dary Waltz“ Facebook: The Mariannes Pj McDonald “Banna Strand“ Frances Rocks instrumental “Banna Strand“ Creative Commons License Public video is to be used for educational discussion. This video can be shared but must be shown in it’s entirety. Please share and help get the message out if you agree with some of the arguments discussed. This video is for fair use for purposes like criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research and it obeys Fair Use law. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. Creative Commons License Public video is to be used for educational discussion. This video can be shared but must be shown in it’s entirety. Please share and help get the message out if you agree with some of the arguments discussed. This video is for fair use for purposes like criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research and it obeys Fair Use law. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.