... journalist and was, for many years, attached to the Enniscorthy Echo.” He was sentenced to death for his part in the Easter Rising, but the sentence was later commuted took a prominent part in the Anglo-Irish struggle, ...

... Irish history mostly from original sources. But I did not become Interested In Ireland until 1925. I well remember the Easter Rising 1916. 1 was In my second year at Columbia University. New York, and Incensed at what I thought the treachery of the Irish ...

... Officer Commanding, Western Command. Major-General J. Aloysius Sweeney joined the Volunteers early 1915, took part in the Easter Rising. 1916 fGP.O. son). Prior to the truce, 1921, he held the following commands: —Officer Commanding Ist. Battaleion, West ...

... in Dublin, during the Easter Week Rising. Deceased had been a well-known footballer and athlete and was exiremely popular with all classes in Maynooth and surrounding areas of Co. Meath. His brother also fought in the 1916 Rising, whilst the family had ...

... early yoturr* One of her sons, the late Mr. Tho&. Behan, was arrested when a niere ooy and deported to England alter the Easter Week Rising. He later took an active part in the Pre-Truce campaign and was Intelligence Omoer in the local I.R.A. battalion. Arrested ...

... Thomas Donelan. tbo Kells Urban rate collector. lodged the full amount of his warrant on the 31st March. Easter Sunday Republican Commemoration. The Easter Sunday Republican Commemoration for Co. Meath/ wi*l, this year, be held at Fore, which is Westmeath ...

... RELICS OF RISING Argus,” writing in the Evening Herald,” says—l a chat with Mrs. McKean, wife of the late Senator James J. McKean, her home recently she showed some relics of the Rising. On the wall of her aittingroora wa* one of the original proclamations ...

... SOUVENIR OF EASTER WEEK At Easter this year will occur the Silver Jubilee of the Rising of 1916. To mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of that gloripus sacrifice Brian O’Higgins has published an attractive and interesting book entitled “Easter, 1916.” at ...

... prepared for a further definite order at any hour. RISING HAD STARTED In prior to disbandment, all were notified not to leave the village Easter Sunday or Easter Monday. The first intimation that the Rising had started in Dublin reached us about 3 p.m. on ...

... EASTER PARADE connection with the forthcoming Easter Sunday parade, the Rathangan delegate invited the Brigade Secretary attend meeting of the Branch in that town on Friday, 9th February, and in the event of the parade not taking place in that town, it ...

... HISTORY OF EASTER WEEK. “WOLFE TONE ANNUAL.'' Into nearly 100 pages of this year’s Ton© Annual’’ ar© crowded the thrilling events that Week of tragedy and triumph 10 years when a liandful of men and women challenged Empire to combat, and won their bravery ...

... participated in Easter Week (1916) operations in Laoighis area signed the local Roll of Honour, Central Hotel, Portlamghise, on Sunday. Moving that Mr. E. Fleming take the chair, Mr. L. Brady said that Pearse chose him to direct the Rising in Laoighis where ...