The 1916 Rising: The Photographic Record

by Turtle Bunbury

Overview

While the United Kingdom was entrenched in World War I, an uprising was initiated in Ireland—led by Irish Republicans seeking to end British rule. When the rebellion of 1916 ended, more than 400 people were dead and over 2,000 wounded. More than half of these were civilians. This book is a transport to the Easter Rising in detailed photographs and poignant text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442244610
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/18/2015
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.60(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Turtle Bunbury is a bestselling author, historian, speaker, and TV presenter based in Ireland. Bunbury is the founder of the History Festival of Ireland and a past winner of Ireland’s Long Haul Travel Journalist of the YearAward. His work has been published in National Geographic Traveler, Playboy, Vogue Living, The Irish Times, The Financial Times, The New York Post, The Australian, The Guardian, and The World of Interiors.

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