The Closure Notice was placed on the gates of the museum on Kildare Street during Easter Week 1916. When the fighting began in Dublin, Mr. Nichols, the Museum’s senior curator, was out at lunch. Another officer, curator Liam Gógan, took immediate action and closed the Museum, po
Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Communicating the Rising | Paramilitary forces--Irish Volunteers
A copy of the 1916 Proclamation, with the signatures of the printers Michael J. Molloy, Liam Ó Briain and Christopher Brady. This copy was owned by Dr. Kathleen Lynn, and on the back are the names of eleven of the women imprisoned in Mountjoy Gaol after the Rising, signed on 19th
Pearse, Patrick Henry (1879–1916) | Plunkett, Joseph Mary (1887–1916) | Connolly, James (1868–1916)
This letter was sent by Máire Ní Catháin (b. 1875) to Mabel FitzGerald (1884-1957). Mabel was the wife of Desmond FitzGerald (1888-1947), an Irish Volunteer who was present in the GPO during the Easter Rising. He was subsequently arrested, court-martialled and sentenced to 20 yea
Ireland History Easter Rising, 1916