On September 18 at 4:30 p.m., documentary filmmaker Hilary Dully will speak about Máire Comerford (1893-1982) who was actively engaged in the Irish War of Independence and the subsequent Civil War. Dully will trace Comerford’s footsteps from gentile beginnings in rural Ireland to Republican icon—a journey of extraordinary commitment to a national ideal, explored and reimagined through her unique archive, recently acquired by Boston College’s Burns Library, with particular emphasis on Comerford’s letters. Dully is the editor of On Dangerous Ground- A Memoir of the Irish Revolution (Lilliput Press), written by Comerford and published 40 years after her death. On Dangerous Ground has been described as “a classic in the very hour of its launch” by History Ireland magazine and as “a moving and vivid memoir” by Books Ireland. Dully’s talk, taking place at Burns Library, is sponsored by Burns Library in collaboration with the BC Irish Studies program.