Next morning was Sunday and the bells were ringing to call the faithful. One old woman passing the Rotunda said,
History
Young Ireland: assessed
It isn’t easy to define why one is left with a vaguely dissatisfied feeling at the conclusion of the Young Ireland: Rebels and Loyalists display/lecture/musical nights series. But it is important to try.
Sleep deprivation
We turned into Moore Lane on the left side of Moore Street and we went to the rear of the houses and tried each door but they were closed from within as the occupants had been ordered out.
11 year old dispatch bearer
I went back to my position on Henry Street. I was first in the firing line from Nelson’s Column, a position which was dangerous also from Amien Street Station and Earl Street.
Loyalism in Fews from 17th century
Loyalism has its roots in the confiscation, followed by the plantation of Irish land by the English rulers from Queen Elizabeth in the 16th century to William of Orange at the end of the 17th century.
Newry Massacres 1641-2
Bagenal’s Castle, having loomed large in the history of Ulster during the 16th century Elizabethan wars, again featured in the 17th century and for all the wrong reasons. The area near the castle was the scene of a massacre of the Irish in the aftermath of the great rebellion of 1641.
Coal Barricade: GPO 1916
At daybreak we were brought to the interior of the GPO to prepare for a siege. We erected a barricade of coal on the ground floor. The coal was carried, by relays of men, in Post Office sacks from the yard outside. This barricade was in case of attack.
GPO Easter 1916: under fire
Tom Clarke introduced me to Harry O’Hanaghan who was in charge of rifles and munitions. He gave me a Lee Enfield rifle and ammunition.
Thomas Clarke in GPO 1916
GPO Sackville Street Easter Wednesday 1916:
‘There were barricades with armed Volunteers at the entrance.