Join us as the Newpoint Players, directed by Donal O’Hanlon, present this humorous historical fantasy, this reflection on the legacy of one of Ireland’s most important, yet almost forgotten, emigrants, Thomas D’Arcy McGee.

In Canada Wexford’s Thomas D’Arcy McGee (1825–1868) is revered as a founding father, perhaps the founding father, of the country. In Ireland, he is either unknown or reviled as a traitor; a physical force republican turned colonial loyalist.

On the 200th anniversary of his birth, McGee is called from the grave to answer, in the Court of History, the charge that he committed treason against Ireland and her people.
 

Highlights

• Take part in the trial of McGee and witness some of Ireland’s most prominent emigrants take the stand.

• Decide, on the weight of evidence provided, whether McGee should be found guilty or innocent.

• Remarks from the Embassy of Canada to mark the 200th anniversary of McGee’s birth.