Introduction

This collection is aimed at those interested in the 100th anniversary of the 1916 rising. It will be housed in a central area in Dublin that is easily accessible to our target audience, which we expect to be mostly comprised of tourists or those with ancestral connections in Ireland. With a few exceptions, our collection will not be overtly academic, as our target audience may not come from such a background. We also intend for parts of our collection to be accessible to children. The resources we have selected are a combination of general reference works regarding Irish History, and several, more specialized items such as postcards and a diary. We believe that this collection can reach out to variety of people, so that they become more informed on both the 1916 Rising and its anniversary.