The National Museum of Ireland has a gathering of wildly diverse
objects within its historical and decorative collections – The
Presidential Collection. These items are a selection of the gif...
1941 saw Ireland commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the 1916
Rising, an event which saw the largest national marking of the event
up to that point. The National Museum of Ireland in Kildare S...
As the fighting of Easter Week raged through parts of the city, other
areas, even if they did not experience heavy combat, were also
affected. The streets around the Volunteers’ garrison posts ...
Probably the most famous flag of the 1916 Rising is the Irish Republic
flag, with its white and orange lettering on a green field background.
It was flown from the roof of the GPO on the Princes ...
The Rising of Easter week 1916 came to an end on Saturday 29th April
when Patrick Pearse led the official surrender of the Irish rebels to
Brigadier General Lowe. The leaders of the Dublin garris...
