Witnesses: Inside the Easter Rising PDF
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Introduction by Margaret Mac Curtain ieo l Annie Ryan — Inside the Easter Rising WITNESSES INSIDE THE EASTER RISING ANNIE RYAN aa y - s ; } eee serveady oer aaa CONTENTS Author’s Acknowledgements and Publishers’ Note Map of Dublin Locations Associated with the Rising 9 Glossary of Organisations 11 Dramatis Personae 13 Chronology 19 Foreword 25 Introduction 29 ‘The Wrong Hip’ 35 ‘Something Serious in the Wind’ 45 ‘Some Men I Could Trust’ 56 ‘The Whole Thing Broke Up’ 64 ‘Certain Big Events’ 72 ‘Something Must Be Done’ 85 ‘We Strike at Noon’ 94 Men and Women of the Citizen Army 104 ONNNBWHND Occupying the Buildings i) ‘All in Good Spirits’ 123 ‘We Got It Hot’ 13 Inside the GPO 151 The End: Executions 166 The Aftermath: Internment 181 From the Other Side 193 ‘This Lamentable Disturbance’ 198 The Castle Document and Other Controversies 208 Conclusion 215 Suggestions for Further Reading 217, The Witnesses 218 In memory of my father AUTHOR’S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Grateful thanks to the following: Dr Margaret Mac Curtain and Prof. Donal McCartney, whose help was invaluable; Colette O’Daly of the National Library, whose resources, both personal and professional, were always available; Prof. Risteard Mulcahy, for granting permission to quote from his his book Richard Mulcahy: A Family Memoir; my brother Michael, who read, discussed and informed. My husband Brendan was as ever an unfailing support. I am especially indebted to the staff at the National Archives, and to the custodians of the Military Archives in Cathal Brugha Barracks. A special word of thanks to my publishers, who are truly amazing. PUBLISHERS’ NOTE All quotations from the Bureau of Military History 1913—21 wit- ness statements ate reproduced courtesy of Military Archives, Cathal Brugha Barracks, Rathmines, Dublin 6. Extracts from the witness statements have been reproduced verbatim, with the excep- tion of minor editorial amendments, given in square brackets, and occasional stylistic changes, which have been made silently. (Editorial insertions on the part of those who compiled the archive appear in round brackets.) The publishers would like to thank Military Archives, the UCD Archive Department and _ the Independent Newspaper Group for granting permission to use photographs from their collections, and Commandant Victor Laing, Commandant Pat Brennan and the staff of the Military Archives, and Seamus Helferty and Orna Somerville of the UCD Archive Department, for their assistance. The extract, used in ‘the Foreword, from Derek Mahon’s poem ‘A Disused Shed in Co. Wexford’, from his Collected Poems, is reproduced by permission of The Gallery Press, Loughcrew, Oldcastle, County Meath. Finally, the publishers would like to thank Daibhi Mac Domhnaill for the map that appears on page 9. hang. nasties) sat eiametl i, AGE sontec) caktaubewn stete d she ae tacaneiay ae 1 vation nowt eie kau f, vise ad Sik“ ai 02 scp vont fone. heavirseiby aaes otha’ dete toilety : naa M3 yerlbite tis are * orn anton ae, eed ois aon ialadessamicod a +5 3 1 SarReSaR. BEET O58 ‘oni nae ys ae ea cent ioe r sal a, ont eee Dla ib pi ae geea ie oea es inact: gn Hap a ah eh ioe a ae aaa sifta ne emit 2» ay % ae tine. deiner svirted NS “ails ek aA” ec ek ven > aekaettbed2 a ise in nyrcitd “aqgaaetent mn ee tor seredigasiensis) besa ata Fat Sees a aep dt Ye ‘Rae oft bit nikal 9 ee aa stl ks Satie ee ae atta engi nue hd son pshvew MAP OF DUBLIN LOCATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RISING = e N D General Post Office Buildings held by rebels V The Four Courts British military bases . _@- Mendicity Institute South Dublin Union British military cordons =a mc cm Jacob's Factory St Stephen's Green College of Surgeons Boland's Mill Dublin Castle 0 City Hall resi agen ae bs . f fe 5: i2 s Soee >a rs ; : motes Dyee s ttay eWae lt i Oo Sy aeaa)h CON aaa Se Nel ae ae of . - 1p ee= 5 a. ay
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