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039 - Fr Augustine 6:51

8y ago6:51

6:51

Fr Augustine gives a detailed account of his experience of Easter week, 1916. With a flair for detail, his writing has the ability to suck readers right into the action.Many thanks to Daire Collins for reading his statement.بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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038 - Matthew Connolly 8:32

8y ago8:32

8:32

Matthew 'Mattie' Connolly, at 15, was one of the youngest combatants to take part in the Easter Rising. He and four of his family members fought with the Irish Citizen Army. Here, he looks back at his fight, and the death of his brother, Sean.بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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037 - The Capuchins Of Church Street 13:59

8y ago13:59

13:59

Part two of our series on the Capuchins of Church Street, this special episode takes us inside the Friary as it is today, and speaks to those involved in running itبقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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036 - Tom And Jim Walsh Part 2 8:30

8y ago8:30

8:30

Tom and Jim Walsh found themselves in Clanwilliam House, looking down Northumberland Road on the morning of the 26th of April, 1916. They did not know they were about to take part in the bloodiest battle of the Easter Rising.Tom's granddaughter reads from their joint statement.بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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035 - Tom And Jim Walsh Part 1 8:45

8y ago8:45

8:45

The Walsh brothers, Tom and Jim, left a statement in the form of a letter to Tom's children, explaining their Easter Rising Story.Tom's granddaughter Fiona Kavanagh reads out the statement in the first of two parts about the brothers.بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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034 - Fr Aloysius Travers 12:11

8y ago12:11

12:11

Father Aloysius Travers OFM Cap. was unexpectedly catapulted into the heart of the Rising on Easter Monday when fighting erupted around him. Tending to the wounded all week, he eventually helped secure the surrender.In the first of three episodes on the Capuchins during Easter Week, Fr Bryan Shortall of the Church Street Capuchin Friary reads his s…

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032 - Liam O'Carroll Part 1 10:01

8y ago10:01

10:01

Liam O'Carroll fought in the Four Courts area during the Easter Rising, commanding 'A' Company. His nephew, Finbar O'Carroll tells his story.بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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033 - Liam O'Carroll Part 2 13:19

8y ago13:19

13:19

Part 2 of Liam O'Carroll's story sees him imprisoned after the Rising, and the murder of his father after his release. Finbar O'Carroll tells his story.بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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031 - Captain E. Gerrard 10:32

8y ago10:32

10:32

Captain E. Gerrard of the Royal Field Artillery was unusual as one of the few British Soldiers to give a statement to the Bureau of Military History. He was home on leave from the chaos of the trenches of WWI, but instead of rest and recuperation, he found himself caught up in the bloody conflict that raged in the streets of Dublin.…

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030 - J.J. McConnell 7:39

8+ y ago7:39

7:39

J.J. McConnell was an R.I.C man from a republican background. At the outbreak of the War of Independence, he suddenly found that the country had declared war on his police force. It was a war he wasn't interested in fighting.بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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029 - Eugene Bratton 11:04

8+ y ago11:04

11:04

Eugene Bratton was a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary who served in Meath. Having fought at the Battle of Ashbourne, and then seeing first hand the atrocities committed by the Black and Tans, he began to reconsider his allegiances. Thanks to actor Conor Madden for reading extract from Bratton's BMH Witness Statement.…

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028 - Barry's Hotel 10:59

8+ y ago10:59

10:59

Barry's Hotel was one of the early focal points of the Irish Civil War. The hotel's story, and that of the war itself, is told through the eyes of its owner, Annie Farrington; letters sent by Liam Lynch to his brother; and historian Padraig Yeates, who has a personal family connection to the skirmish that occurred around the hotel.Many thanks to IM…

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027 - Phyllis Morkan 7:29

8+ y ago7:29

7:29

Phyllis Morkan's Easter Sunday dinner party was disrupted when the men were called away to a meeting that heralded the beginning of the Easter Rising. During the week that followed, she tended to wounded volunteers at Church Street, which saw some of the heaviest fighting of the week.بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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026 - Albert Mitchell 8:33

8+ y ago8:33

8:33

Albert Mitchell was drawn into the action during Easter 1916 when he volunteered to drive an ambulance around the blood-stained streets of Dublin. He saw the action from all sides, and encountered The O'Rahilly dying on Moore Street, but was powerless to help.بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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025 - Maud Gonne 10:33

8+ y ago10:33

10:33

Maud Gonne gives a personal account of her transformation from carefree society girl to radical political and feminist activist.The recording is held by the Bureau of Military History.بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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024 - Patrick Holahan 8:58

8+ y ago8:58

8:58

Patrick Holahan was an officer in Na Fianna Eireann, and joined the Irish Volunteers in the Easter Rising. He tells the story of the raid on the magazine fort in the Phoenix Park, which marked the beginning of the Rising. His son Sean reads his statement here, and discusses his memories of his father.…

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023 – Joe Guilfoyle 6:09

8+ y ago6:09

6:09

Joe Guilfoyle offers a softly spoken and lighthearted look back on the Easter Rising and some of his experiences during it. His casual account of the time belies the chaos and killing of the time however, something he would have been all too familiar with.بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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022 - Robert Monteith 10:06

8+ y ago10:06

10:06

Captain Robert Monteith had a distinguished career in the British Army, but later became a dedicated nationalist. As an Irish Volunteer, he joined Roger Casement in his mission to found an Irish Brigade in Germany, and land a shipment of arms off the coast of Kerry for the Easter Rising. This is his story.…

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021 - Paddy Rankin 9:50

8+ y ago9:50

9:50

Patrick Rankin made the trip from Newry to Dublin by bicycle to fight in the Easter Rising - but that was just the beginning of his journey in the name of Irish republicanism...بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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020 - Tom Byrne's Escape 6:34

8+ y ago6:34

6:34

The second part of our look at Tom 'The Boer' Byrne's life looks at his daring escape from Rath Camp in the Curragh, Co. Kildare during the War of Independence. His grandson Conor O'Leary reads from his account of the escapade.بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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019 - Tom Byrne 9:43

8+ y ago9:43

9:43

Tom Byrne was a member of the Irish Brigade, that fought alongside the Boers against the British Empire in South Africa at the turn of the century. With that episode long behind him, he once again went into action against the British in the Easter Rising. His long and eventful life is examined here, with readings of his statement by Conor O'Leary, …

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018 – Frank Thornton 8:28

8+ y ago8:28

8:28

Frank Thornton had a long and eventful career in the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Republican Army. Here he describes in his own words the treatment meted out to him after the surrender in Easter week.بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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017 - John Austin 6:08

8+ y ago6:08

6:08

John Austin, a postal worker from Ashbourne, gives an incredible eyewitness account of the only battle won by the rebels during the Easter Rising.The account is read here by Mark Cumminsبقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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016 - Seamus O'Kelly 12:23

8+ y ago12:23

12:23

Seamus O'Kelly, a doctor and close friend of Eoin MacNeill, was in a unique position in the lead up to Easter 1916. He witnessed first hand the attempts to convince MacNeill of the need for a rising, and the chaos caused by the countermanding order.Seamus O'Kelly's witness statement is read here by Rick Burn.…

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015 - Patrick J Bermingham 8:29

8+ y ago8:29

8:29

As a member of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, Patrick J Bermingham was expected to disarm the Irish Volunteers returning from Howth with their consignment of rifles in 1914. However, given the fact that the Ulster Volunteers hadn't been stopped in their gun running attempts, he found this unfair and decided to do something about it.…

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014 - Kathleen Clarke 6:37

8+ y ago6:37

6:37

Kathleen Clarke lost those closest to her in the Easter Rising. From this great loss however, she managed to go on to become one of the most important female figures in Irish political history.In an original recording, held by the Bureau of Military History, she tells the story of visiting her husband and brother in jail before they were both execu…

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013 - Christopher J Brady 8:50

8+ y ago8:50

8:50

Christopher J Brady didn't fight in the Easter Rising. However he was the man behind the printing of the most important document in modern Irish history.His statement, read here by actor Neill Fleming, transports us to the stressful environment of the machine room in Liberty Hall, 1916.بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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012 - Albert George Fletcher Desborough 9:26

8+ y ago9:26

9:26

One of the many Irishmen who enlisted in the British Army during World War One, A.G.Fletcher Desborough found himself fighting his fellow Irishmen during Easter week. His account provides an often overlooked perspective on the events of the week.بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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011 - William X OBrien 6:13

8+ y ago6:13

6:13

A key player in the Socialist movement in the early 20th century in Ireland, William X O'Briens close friendship with James Connolly gave him a unique perspective on the Easter Rising, and the man at the head of the Citizen Army.This recording is used with the kind permission of the Bureau of Military History, Military Archives, Defence Forces of I…

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010 - Aine Ceannt 10:26

8+ y ago10:26

10:26

Aine Ceannt tells in her own words the story of her unique perspective on the planning of the Easter Rising, and the confusion surrounding the countermanding order.This recording is used with the kind permission of the Bureau of Military History, Military Archives, Defence Forces of Irelandبقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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009 - A Mystery Nun 6:23

8+ y ago6:23

6:23

In 1950, the BMH recorded the statement of an unnamed nun, a member of the Community of the Sisters of Mercy, who worked as a nurse in the Mater Hospital from 1916-1917. Her name is unknown, but her words bring the often forgotten consequence of the Rising, the pain and destruction of human life, to the forefront.…

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008 - Margaret Skinnider 6:25

8+ y ago6:25

6:25

Margaret Skinnider came from Scotland to join the Easter Rising. A crack shot, she was garrisoned in the Royal College of Surgeons and sniped from that position. She was the only female wounded in the fighting, and continued to fight for Ireland's independence and women's rights for the rest of her life.In this original recording from 1955, she tel…

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007 - Kathleen Boland 11:22

8+ y ago11:22

11:22

Kathleen Boland was Harry Boland's sister, and participated in the republican movement at a vey high level, working for Michael Collins storing and transporting weapons and messages around Dublin. Her fascinating story is told here by her daughter Eileen, including how she came to be in the possession of the Russian Crown Jewels for a number of yea…

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006 - Tommy O'Connor 6:59

9y ago6:59

6:59

Tommy O'Connor was an IRB courier working on transatlantic ships in the years leading up to the Easter Rising. He tells the story of communications between Ireland and America, and the secret code they used.Read by his grandson, Tommy Vogt.بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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005 - Seosamh de Brún 9:31

9y ago9:31

9:31

A diary written amongst the chaos of Easter Week, and the writer's subsequent witness statement, read here by an actor, provides us with a fascinating insight into everyday experiences of a Volunteer in the Rising.بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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004 - Paddy Joe Stephenson 10:56

9y ago10:56

10:56

Paddy Joe Stephenson was Quartermaster for D Company, 1st Battalion of the Irish Volunteers. In a memoir, read here by his grandson Jimmy Stephenson, he describes his daring efforts to procure arms for the Easter Rising, as well as his experiences fighting in the Mendicity Institution near the Four Courts during Easter week.…

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003 - Con O'Donovan 9:52

9y ago9:52

9:52

Cornelius (Con) O’Donovan, a native of Casheliskey, Co. Cork, took part in the 1916 Rising, during which he was stationed at the Four Courts. He described his experiences leading a group of men during Easter Week in a witness statement, read here by fellow West Cork native, Don Wycherly.بقلم Stories From 1916 Podcast

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002 - John S O'Connor 16:01

9y ago16:01

16:01

A member of the Irish Volunteers since its inception, John S O'Connor served in the 1st Battalion of the Irish Volunteers during the Easter Rising, fighting in the Jameson Distillery in Smithfield. In this fascinating recording from 1966, the 50th anniversary of the Rising, we hear a first-hand account of his experiences during the week and after.…

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001 - The Prison Letters of Jack Shouldice 11:47

9y ago11:47

11:47

Jailed in England for his part in the 1916 rising, Jack Shouldice was allowed just one sheet of foolscap paper per month to write letters home. Painstakingly cramming in three or four letters to each page, Jack enquired about his family's wellbeing and the political situation at home. The letters are read here by Jack's son Chris Shouldice.…

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