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This book tells the story of local events and personalities from Strawberry Beds, Castleknock, Blanchardstown, Clonsilla, Mulhuddart, Finglas, St Margaret's and Oldtown during Easter Week 1916.
Stories include: A train derailed; Tyrellstown House taken over for a week; a soldier from Mulhuddart shot dead; the attack on the Magazine Fort; attacks on RIC Barracks; a man and a soldier shot dead in the Phoenix Park; eight Volunteers buried in Mulhuddart Cemetary; the Clonsilla grave of a widow of an executed leader yards from the grave of the man who prosecuted him; the Battle of Ashbourne; and plagues, graves and monuments commemorating the events and the participants
These stories are taken from the witness statements and pension records of the Volunteers and from contemporary newspapers and other sources.
ISBN/EAN | 9781908056245 |
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Author | Ray Bateson, Mary Scales |
Publisher | Kilmainham Tales |
Publication date | 20 May 2016 |
Format | Paperback |