Who fears to speak of Easter week? The Irish Rebellion of 1916 and its martyrs. Erin's Tragic Easter.

Songs--Texts | Skeffington, Francis Sheehy- (1878–1916) | Revolutionaries

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Regulations to be observed under martial law relating to Dublin city and county [including curfew from 7.30 p.m. to 5.30 a.m.] issued by Major General L.B. [Lovick Bransby] Friend on Wednesday, 26 April 1916 [Easter Week 1916]. Friend was replaced by General Sir John Maxwell on F

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Communicating the Rising | Friend, Lovick Bransby, Sir, (1856-1944)

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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

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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

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