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"Long Kesh, 1975" with a quote from Walter Macken's The Silent People, colored marker on canvas mounted to a plaque, 1975

 File — Box: 1, Item: 1

Scope and Contents

Includes an outline of Ireland with the quote "Ireland 1826, when millions knew only famine, oppression and degradation" and a longer quote: "We are the silent people, how long must we be still to nurse in secret at our breast an ancient culture? Let us arise and cry then; call from the sleeping ashes of destiny a chieftain who will be our voice. He will strike the brass and we will erupt from our hidden caves into the golden light of new-born day."

Dates

  • Creation: 1975

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

In English and Irish.

Access Note

Collection is open for research.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 4 Linear Feet (3 containers)

Repository Details

Part of the John J. Burns Library Repository

Contact:
John J. Burns Library
Boston College
140 Commonwealth Avenue
Chestnut Hill MA 02467 USA
617-552-4861