Rebellion

"An idle mind is the devil's playground"

Nat Turner was born into chains on the 2nd October 1800. His name was chosen for him by the man who owned him, owned him even before he was born. Nat’s parents were both slaves, and so he was a slave as well - that was the law in Virginia…

As the sun rose on over Dublin city on Easter Monday 1916, few could have guessed it was the dawn of a day that would transform Irish life forever. After the rebellion that burst into flames that day, things would never be quite the same…