Letter from Jo O'Connell to her husband Mortimer while he was imprisoned after the Easter Rising.

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

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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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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

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Letter from Lillian Casey, aged 20 or 21, to her brother Hugh Casey in Frongoch Internment Camp. Hugh was interned for taking part in the fighting at the GPO during the Easter Rising. His father, James, was a founding member of the Gaelic League.

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Postcard from C.Thomas to Miss Carrothers in Enniskillen, telling her about the week of the Easter Rising.

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

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