THE BIRTH OF THE IRISH REPUBLIC.
THE EASTER RISING also known as THE EASTER REBELLION was an armed insurrection staged in IRELAND during easter week 1916 (24th-29th april) . The rising was mounted by IRISH REPUBLICANS with the aim of ending BRITISH RULE IN IRELAND .
Organised by 7 members of the military council of the IRISH REPUBLICAN BROTHERHOOD and was to last for 6 days .
Due to space and this being a page i will just give an overview of the rising and all highlighted names and places are worth a read on line by themselves . There is way too much before ,during and after the RISING to fit one page .This cache will take you to places taken by the insurgents around city centre also the jail and their last resting place . its a long cache but there are plenty of caches on route to keep one busy.
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BACKGROUND:
23rd NOVEMBER 1913 - IRISH CITIZEN ARMY formed by JAMES CONNOLLY / JIM LARKIN ( to protect strikers during the LOCK-OUT 1913).
25th NOVEMBER 1913- IRISH VOLUNTEERS formed -later led by PADRAIG PEARSE .
2ND APRIL 1914 - CUMANN NA MBAN formed.
28TH JULY1914 - WORLD WAR 1 BREAKS OUT ( the british military heavly involved).
AFTER THE WAR STARTS A PLAN BEGINS TO GROW OF A RISING.
1915 between MAY- SEPTEMBER - THE IRISH MILITARY COUNCIL FORMED .
EARLY 1916 - CONNOLLY AND MC DONAGH JOIN THE COUNCIL .
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AND SO THE PLOT AND PLAN FOR AN ARMED UP RISING HAD BEGUN:
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THE CACHE :
STAGE 1 : In the weeks leading to easter week THE 7 MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY COUNCIL met at THE IRISH FARM PRODUCE COMPANY RESTAURANT AND SHOP AT 21 HENRY STREET.( NOW GONE ) to sign " THE PROCLAMATION"
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*Just out of sync but for information purposes the street facing this plaque is MOORE STREET at number 14/17 -its here were PADRAIG PEARSE would give the orders of surrender on 29th april 1916.*
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STAGE 2; G.P.O.( general post office) .
On the 24th of april 1916 members of THE VOLUNTEERS and members of IRISH CITIZEN ARMY led by PADRAIG PEARSE and JAMES CONNOLLY also present were TOM CLARKE ,SEAN Mac DIARMADA,JOSEPH PLUNKETT , WILLIAM PEARSE AND MICHAEL COLLINS . Marched to the G.P.O .And at 12 NOON PADRAIG PEARSE read " THE PROCLAMATION " aloud ---they then took over the G.P.O. hoisted the IRISH REPUBLIC FLAG --- AND SO THE RISING HAD BEGUN.
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STAGE 3; JAMES CONNOLLY STATUE .
Walking towards CUSTOMS HOUSE on the quay side you will see this great man and at his statue theres a plaque to the side under his left foot a question to answer .
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STAGE 4: 27 PEARSE STREET
This was the birthplace of PADRAIG and WILLIAM PEARSE.
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STAGE 5: BOLANDS MILLS .
Commanded by EAMONN DE VALERA
this place was chosen because the bridge would be used for british troops travelling towards town .
just down from them was the battle for the MOUNT STREET BRIDGE and theres a very good cache based on that event - worth doing .
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stage 6: ST.STEPHENS GREEN .
commanded by MICHAEL MALLIN and COUNTESS MARKIEVICZ . here you will see the statue/bust of COUNTESS MARKIEVICZ .
under pressure from the british they retreated to the COLLEGE OF SURGEONS where the remained until surrender.
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STAGE 7:CITY HALL.
commanded by SEAN CONNOLLY . you passed TRINITY COLLEGE a BUILDING which was considered but DUBLIN CASTLE was the aim so insurgents tried and failed there so retreated back to CITY HALL .
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STAGE 8: DUBLIN CITY UNION (now ST.james hospital)
commanded by EAMONN CEANNT and CON COLBERT, CATHAL BRUGHA. These were a group of building taken to stop british troops coming into DUBLIN from that direction. There is a monument close to the luas stop at co-ords.
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* NOW THATS ALL THE BUILDINGS YOU WILL VISIT THAT WERE TAKEN DURING THE RISING BUT I HAVE LEFT OUT A COUPLE---- SO A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THESE --------- JACOBS FACTORY - conmmanded by THOMAS MC DONAGH , MICHAEL O HANRAHAN , JOHN MC BRIDE .This building was burned down in the 70s and it was rebuilt to house a college and THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES . FOUR COURTS and MENDICITY INSTITUTION on the liffey quays, commanded by FOUR COURTS = EDWARD DALY and MENDICITY commanded by SEAN HUESTON . There was no questions to answer at these .
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STAGE 9:KILMAINHAM JAIL
When the surrender is given from MOORE STREET on 29 th april all the leaders and 2nds are rounded up and most are taken to KILMAINHAM JAIL and between 3rd and 12th may ---14 of those involved , inclusive of all 7 of the MILITARY COUNCIL are executed by firing squads. There bodies are taked to ARBOUR HILL PRISON and buried together in one grave -their bodies were covered in lime so their families could not reclaim them .
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STAGE 10:ARBOUR HILL PRISON / CHURCH-GRAVE .
HERE YOU WILL FIND THE LAST RESTING PLACE OF THE 14 EXECUTED its in the back of the church grounds opened to the public .