‘The Molly Maguiresd: Myth, History and Myster’
A Dublin talk by New York author, playwright and historian John Kearns
John will also debut new work at literary event on Dublin visit
On Tuesday 24th March at 8.15pm John will be delivering a talk entitled “The Molly Maguires: Myth , History and Mystery “ in The Cobblestone , Smithfield .
The Molly Maguires were a group of Irish immigrant coal miners in Pennsylvania who struggled against unjust mine bosses and were the victims of the largest mass execution in US history. Twenty accused “Molly Maguires” were hanged in upstate Pennsylvania in 1877 and 1878. John Kearns has written a play “Sons of Molly Maguire,” and a talk he delivered at Dublins Sean O’Casey Theatre in 2013 was a huge success.
According to John Kearns:
“I am thrilled to be giving the talk ‘Molly Maguires of Pennsylvania: Myth, History, & Mystery’ at the Cobblestone Pub on 24 March. I’ve updated the presentation with information and insights from new resources that have become available — particularly about the connection between the Mollies and rural theatrical traditions.”
On Wednesday 25th March at 7.30pm John will contribute to the Sunflower Sessions Open –Mic Night at Jack Nealon’s Pub on Capel Street. The Sunflower Sessions is an open mic poetry, prose, spoken word night on the last Wednesday of each month, named after Sarah Lundberg who passed away last year. John will be the featured writer for the evening and had this to say about the event:
“I am equally excited to be sharing my own work at the Sunflower Session at Jack Nealon’s Pub on 25 March. I plan to debut an excerpt from my novel in progress,Worlds, about four generations of an Irish-American family. I’m honored to be the featured reader in a series named after Sarah Sunflower Lundberg who gave me my first chance to do a reading in Ireland in 2013.”
John can be contacted directly at info@kearnscafe.com and can discuss the history talk, the literary event and the work of the IAWA.