For almost 900 years, England has occupied Ireland. Throughout that time, the modern prototype of colonialist state was developed, in installing ruling classes and administrators to replacing the indigenous population with settlers. This model became thoroughly used throughout the world. Even so, the Irish never stopped resisting.

Join history enthusiast James Generic for an evening of Irish History 101.

Subjects to From the Old Anglo-Norman invasion and the Pale of Dublin, to the Protestant Ascendency, the Flight of the Earls, Battle of the Boyne and the Ulster Plantation, the Confederacy of Limerick, The Penal Lawsthe 1798 & 1803 Rebellions, to the Catholic Emancipation movement, the Great Potato Famine, the Irish Republican Brotherhood, to the Easter Rebellion, War of Independence and Civil War, the Troubles, and current situation in the Peace Process

We'll explores characters like St. Bridget, Grace O'Malley, Hugh O'Neill, Wolf Tone, Robert Emmett, James Connolly, Patrick Pearse, Michael Collins, Maud Gonne, Éamon de Valera, Bobby Sands, and Gerry Adams.

James is a longtime Wooden Shoe collective member and majored in history at Temple University. He was recently in Ireland for a 3 week trip.

Suggested donation of $5 for Wooden Shoe's moving fund.