Table of Contents
Abbreviations 6
Acknowledgements 7
Introduction 11
Joseph McGarrity 19
The Organs of Revolution 21
The Cultural Organisations 23
Michael Collins 25
The Irish Republican Brotherhood 26
Bulmer Hobson 28
The Irish Citizen Army 31
Sean O'Casey 38
The Irish Volunteers 39
Eoin MacNeill 44
The Women of Ireland 46
Maud Gonne 50
Na Fianna Éireann 53
Constance Markievicz 58
The Hibernian Rifles 62
Desmond FitzGerald 65
Preparing For Rebellion 67
Arming the Volunteers 69
Sir Thomas Myles 76
The Split in the Volunteers 78
Tom Kettle 82
O'Donovan Rossa's Funeral 85
Patrick Pearse 90
Alliance with Germany and the Capture of Sir Roger Casement 93
John Devoy 101
Captain Robert Monteith 102
Captain Raimund Weisbach 104
Count von Bernstorff, the German Ambassador 105
The SS AUD 106
Diarmuid Lynch 112
Blinker Hail's Naval Intelligence 113
Macnejll's Countermand, Easter Sunday 1916 114
Seán Mac Diarmada 118
Dublin Rises 123
The Battle Commences 124
Tom Clarke 129
Seizing the GPO 132
Joseph Plunkett 139
Willie Pearse 144
Arthur 'Boss' Shields 148
Liberty Hall and HMS HELGA 158
James Connolly 161
The Four Courts and North King Street 164
Ned Daly 171
Mendicity Institution: Heuston's Fort 176
Sean Heuston 178
The Royal Dublin Fusiliers 180
Jacob's Biscuit Factory 181
Thomas MacDonagh 185
Major John MacBride 188
Marsh's Library 191
Michael O'Hanrahan 192
The South Dublin Union 194
Éamonn Ceannt 197
Con Colbert 199
Trinity College Dublin 201
St Stephen's Green and the Royal College of Surgeons 204
Rosie Hackett 212
Attending to the Wounded 215
City Hall and Dublin Castle 218
Kathleen Lynn 222
The Pacifist and the Soldier 225
Boland's Mill 228
The Battle of Mount Street Bridge 231
The End Comes 238
Michael Rahilly (The O'Rahilly) 241
John Loder/Lowe 248
Insurrection Across Ireland 255
Enniscorthy, CO. Wexford 256
Co. Meath 259
Co. Galway 261
Denis McCullough 264
Co. cork 266
The Kent Family 269
Co. Donegal 274
Patrick McCartan 276
The Aftermath of the Rebellion 279
Endnotes 297
Bibliography 307
Photo Credits 317
Index 318