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The Easter Rising, 1916. The Final Executions, May 12

Posted on May 12, 2014 by jpkenna

    Thursday, May 11 After visiting Connolly that afternoon, Father Aloysius prayed there would be no more executions. How could there be? Already there were voices—some mere murmurs, others growing strident—beginning to sound throughout Ireland, indicating a shift in … Continue reading →

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Aftermath of the Easter Rising, May 7-10, 1916

Posted on May 8, 2014 by jpkenna

“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 →

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Easter Rising, 1916- Days 5, 6, and 7

Posted on April 30, 2014 by jpkenna

  Mike Scanlon’s journal entries continue: Friday, April 28, 1916 It’s painfully plain that the rising is not spreading outside of Dublin. There is no Irish Brigade made up of German-held P.O.W.s, there are no German arms, and the majority … Continue reading →

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Easter Rising, 1916- Days 2, 3, and 4

Posted on April 28, 2014 by jpkenna

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 →

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