Typewritten orders for drills to be carried out by the Irish Volunteers in April 1915, signed by Thomas MacDonagh. The drill centres on North County Dublin, with operations in Finglas, Santry Village, the Naul and Ashtown as well as Ashbourne, Meath.
MacDonagh, Thomas (1878–1916) | Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Oct. 31 2015
Police telegraph granting passage through Dublin's city centre to John O'Halloran, an officer of Customs and Excise, in the aftermath of the Easter Rising.
Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Oct. 31 2015 | Curated Collection--Communicating the Rising
Orders from Patrick Pearse to the Irish Volunteers relating to marches during Easter Week 1915. This copy of the arrangements belonged to Michael William O'Reilly, a captain in F Company.
Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Oct. 31 2015 | Paramilitary forces--Irish Volunteers
The report of 21 June 1915 records visits to the shop of Thomas J Clarke, 75 Parnell Street, by Thomas Byrne and Arthur Griffith, followed at various stages by James Murray, Ben Parsons, William O’Leary Curtis, Joseph McGuinness and Diarmuid Lynch, who called briefly following hi
Curated Collection--Women and the Rising | Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Republicanism
This Christmas card contains a brief message from Laurence Browne to his sisters Mary and Nellie. The card was written on board the H.M.S. Defence and Lawrence writes that he was on his way to Malta or the Dardanelles. Lawrence was a gunner in the Royal Marine Artillery. On 3
World War I, 1914-1918
A typed circular letter signed by Micheál Ó Duibhguin, Secretary of Cumann na bPíobairí, requesting financial contributions for the family of Brigid Kenny (d. 1915), known as the 'Queen of Irish Fiddlers' as Kenny's long illness and funeral expenses left her family in debt. Ó Dui
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