Dr. Caroline McGee, Inspiring Ireland Project Creative Lead, paints a picture of insurgent activity around the country during the Easter Rising using objects and documents in Ireland's national cultural institutions, public service broadcaster and private collections.
Curated Collection--Rising in the Regions | Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | 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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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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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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Carney, Winifred (‘Winnie’) (1887–1943), was a trade unionist, feminist, and republican. Born in Bangor Co. Down,
Carney, Winifred (‘Winnie’) (1887–1943) | Curated Collection--Women and the Rising | Curated Collection--Rising in the Regions
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Witness statement of Mary Josephine Mulcahy, named here as Mrs. Richard Mulcahy (WS399).
Mary Josephine ('Min') Ryan (1884–1977) | Curated Collection--Women and the Rising | Curated Collection--Rising in the Regions
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Property loss claim and associated documents related to John Sheckleton.
Workers' compensation claims | Curated Collection--Rising in the Regions | Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916
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Witness statement of John Austin (WS904), an eye-witness to the Battle of Ashbourne, which took place on the 28th of April 1916.
Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Police--Royal Irish Constabulary | Curated Collection--Rising in the Regions
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Witness statement of Bernard Reilly (WS349).
Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Rising in the Regions | Casement, Sir Roger David (1864–1916)
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An enameled plate said to have belonged to one of the Irish Volunteers who mobilsed at Coalisland, Co. Tyrone, for the Rising.
Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Revolutionaries | Paramilitary forces--Irish Volunteers
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Black veil worn by Liam Mellows while escaping to America from Ireland after the Rising. Liam Mellows and two of his officers, Alfie Monaghan and Frank Hynes, went on the run after the Volunteers disbanded in Galway. They spent 5 months in the mountains around Knockjames, Co. Cla
Mellows, William Joseph (‘Liam’) (1892–1922) | Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Revolutionaries
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