Cathal O'Shannon recalls how James Connolly told him that a date had been fixed for the Rising. He describes here the reaction in Belfast among Volunteers when the Rising started and his attempt to get Dublin to take part. This extract is taken from an interview recorded with Ca

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Rising in the Regions | Paramilitary forces--Irish Volunteers

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Witness statement of Liam Gaynor (WS183), a prominent member of the No.1 Dungannon Club in Belfast, the Irish Republican Brotherhood of which he was eventually a member of the Supreme Council, and the Belfast Volunteers.

Hobson, (John) Bulmer (1883–1969) | Gaynor, Liam | Curated Collection--Communicating the Rising

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