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Aftermath of the Easter Rising, May 7-10, 1916
“If you were not so dense and so stupid, as some of you English people are, you could have had these men fighting for you…” -John Dillon, Irish Nationalist Party, British House of Commons Sunday, May 7, 1916 Eamonn … Continue reading
Posted in Easter Rebellion, history, Ireland, writing
Tagged 1916, Con Colbert, Eamon de Valera, Eamonn Kent, Easter Rising, Executions, George Bernard Shaw, Home Rule, House of Commons, Irish Nationalist Party, James Connolly, John Dillon, John Redmond, Michael Mallin, Prime Minister H. Asquith, Roger Casement, Sean Heuston, Sean McDermott, Skeffy Skeffington
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Easter Rising, 1916- Days 2, 3, and 4
Mike Scanlon’s journal entries continue, written in faraway Seattle, Washington, as he followed the events of that long-ago but not-forgotten week. Tuesday, April 25, 1916 Outside the General Post Office (G.P.O.) looms Nelson’s Pillar—obstructing Sackville Street, as it has for … Continue reading
Posted in Easter Rebellion, history, Ireland, labor, writing
Tagged Augustine Birell, Capt. Bowen-Colthurst, Cathal Brugha, Citizens' Army, Cuchulain, Dublin General Post Office, Eamon de Valera, Easter Rising, General Sir John Maxwell, Irish Home Rule, James Connolly, John Redmond, Michael Collins, Patrick Pearse, Sean McDermott, Skeffy Skeffington, Transport Workers' Union
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