1916: A guide for children, teenagers and teachers
Interactive: a graphical guide to the Proclamation
Students create artwork inspired by 1916
At the invitation of The Irish Times, Chris Merton (17) of Wesley College Dublin, used pencil, watercolour and collage for a picture of the GPO. "1916 was a turning point, and the GPO is a huge monument of that time. On the side is Michael Collins, symbolising those who died for our rights."
Diarmuid McKenna (15) of Killina Presentation Secondary School, Co Offaly, after researching life in 1916, used pencils to depict a tenement family in Dublin. "I read up on life in 1916, found a picture on the web on my phone and drew it off that," he said. "It took me a couple of hours. Seeing people living in the same area now, there's a huge contrast."
In association with Ireland 2016
