Newspaper smuggled out of Ireland and brought to America by John Kenny in his role as a Clan na Gael/Irish Republican Brotherhood liaison officer.

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection—New York Collection Day Apr. 17 2016 | Paramilitary forces--Irish Republican Brotherhood

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Diary of Trinity College student Herbert Fitzgerald from the time of the Rising. Includes his own detailed account of the Rising as well as various newspaper clippings and anecdotes. Fitzgerald was a neighbour of Francis Sheehy Skeffington, and writes that his son was not aware o

Skeffington, Francis Sheehy- (1878–1916) | Gifford, Grace (Evelyn) (1888–1955) | Plunkett, Joseph Mary (1887–1916)

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Dr. Kayla Rose, historian of Irish and British art and material culture and research fellow in Design History at Bath Spa University in Bath, England takes a closer look at Inspiring Ireland 1916 objects.

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Art O’Murnaghan (1872-1954) | Art, Irish--Celtic influences

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Dr. Kathryn Milligan, research fellow at the ESB Centre for the Study of Irish Art, at the National Gallery of Ireland takes a closer look at Inspiring Ireland 1916 objects.

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Arts, Fine | Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts

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Dr. Timothy G. McMahon, Associate professor of history at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin takes a closer look at Inspiring Ireland 1916 objects.

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Hobson, (John) Bulmer (1883–1969) | Irish Volunteers, Paramilitary forces--Irish Republican Army

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Social and labour historian Pádraig Yeates, author of A City in Wartime Dublin 1914 – 1918: The Easter Rising, 1916, uses a wide variety of public objects and private memorabilia related to the Rising, and to global events, to reveal the wider stories of 1916 Ireland.

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--The Rising and Beyond | Military pensions

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The complexities of prison life at Frongoch are contextualised and interpreted by Dr. Darragh Gannon, National Museum of Ireland.

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Writing the Revolution | Prisoners--customs and practices

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The important role played by cultural pursuits in the lives of Frongoch internees is contextualised and interpreted in this essay by archaeologist Dr. Joanna Brück, Reader in Archaeology at the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Bristol, who has been excava

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Representing the Revolution | Handicraft

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Dr. William Murphy, lecturer at the School of History and Geography, Dublin City University, outlines the history behind the establishment of a detention camp for Irish rebels in the rural village of Frongoch in north Wales,and explores the stories of some of the men held there.

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Enemies of the Crown | Internment camps

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Dr. Teresa Breathnach, design historian, considers the nature and means of communicating the ideals that led to the 1916 Rising, the event as it unfolded and responses in its aftermath.

Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Communicating the Rising | Communication and technology

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Diarmaid Ferriter, Professor of Modern Irish History at University College Dublin, considers sources and objects that paint a more complicated narrative of the 1916 Rising and the consequences of Easter Week for Irish men, women and children at this time.

Curated Collection--Impact of the Rising | Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Housing--Effect of wars on

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Historian of twentieth century Ireland Dr. Brian Hughes, biographer of Michael Mallin, considers objects and memorabilia relating to the men who were executed for their part in the events of Easter Week.

Curated Collection--Leaders of the Rising | Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Revolutionaries

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