Letter from Roger Casement to Dr. Séamus Ó Beirn

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Dec. 09 2015 | Revolutionaries

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Letter from Roger Casement to Dr. Séamus Ó Beirn

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Dec. 09 2015 | Revolutionaries

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Letter from Roger Casement to Dr. Séamus Ó Beirn

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Dec. 09 2015 | Revolutionaries

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A letter from Mortimer O'Connell to his wife Jo, written on the 17th of April, 1916.

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Dec. 09 2015 | Curated Collection--Enemies of the Crown

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Gents’ silver ‘Waltham’ pocket watch purchased c. 1916 by Florence J. Burke (1878 – 1972), a racehorse owner from Kildare town in Hopkins and Hopkins, jewellers , silversmiths, and watchmakers, 1 O’Connell [formerly Sackville] Street Lower, Dublin.

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Communicating the Rising | Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Dec. 09 2015

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Personal correspondence between Florence J. Burke (1885 – 1975), a racehorse owner from Kildare town and his friend Joe Gorry, owner of Gorry’s Medical Halls in Naas, Co. Kildare and Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow. The letter shows how news of the Rising spread to and from Dublin in sp

Racecourses (Horse racing) | Racetrack attendance (Horse racing) | Curated Collection--Communicating the Rising

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Autograph album of Mortimer O'Connell.

Hobson, (John) Bulmer (1883–1969) | Curated Collection--Communicating the Rising | Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Dec. 09 2015

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Ward Union Hunt Steeplechases race day card, Fairyhouse Racecourse, Easter 1916. At the time of the Rising, many higher ranking British Officers stationed in Ireland owned horses, and so were at the Easter races during the outbreak of the Rising. When news of the Rising broke,

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Dec. 09 2015 | Curated Collection--Communicating the Rising

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This diary was purchased at auction by the donor. It is signed by William Patrick Travers himself, though the main text is likely transcribed from his original account published by the Capuchins.

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Republicanism | Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Dec. 09 2015

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Driving licence and licence renewal issued to Thomas Ashe.

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Women and the Rising | Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Dec. 09 2015

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Ticket stub for an raffle to raise money for the construction of the Ashe Memorial Hall, Tralee, Co. Kerry (now Kerry County Museum).

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Women and the Rising | Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Dec. 09 2015

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An invitation to the ceremonial opening of the Garden of Rememberance, April 11th, 1966. Addressed to Patrick Nevin, who fought at the Four Courts during the 1916 Rising and was later interned at Frongoch. Donated by Nevin's great grand daughter.

Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Dec. 09 2015 | Nationalism | Revolutionaries

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