Opening April 21st 2016

Sir Roger Casement’s landing at Banna Strand on Good Friday 1916 was a pivotal event in the run up to the rebellion that broke out in Dublin a few days later. Our exhibition guides the visitor through Casement’s fascinating life journey; from crown servant, to celebrated international humanitarian, to doomed revolutionary. We explore the repercussions this remarkable man’s brief sojourn in Kerry had on locals, how the failure of his gun running mission affected The Rising, and how his trial for High Treason was prosecuted in London. The exhibition also explores his posthumous legacy and provides a unique opportunity to view items that have never been exhibited before. With its non-Dublin focus ‘Casement in Kerry: a revolutionary journey’ makes an important contribution to the national commemoration of the 1916 Easter Rising