Irish symbols, monuments, graves to our country
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A chairde,
I decided to start this thread after another thread which was “British symbols in Ireland”. For the love of Ireland, should’nt we not show off our great monuments which are throughout the Isle? Some people walk by them without even knowing. Please post anything to do with an Irish hero (rebel, writer, poet..whatever?) Pic if you have:)
Here’s the college of surgeons, St. Stephens Green. Rebel stronghold April 1916. Leaders here were Commandant Michael Mallin and Countess MarkieviczI bet you walked by No.16 Moore St Dublin and never seen the plaque above. I never seen it either. Last headquaters of the Provisional Goverment 1916
Bolands bakery memorial. Eiri amach na casca ’16
HQ, 1st batallion Dublin brigade 1916. Edwards Dalys men occupied the four courts but for most of the week Father Matthew Hall was HQ
PH. Pearse surrendered here in 1916. Parnell St.
South Dublin Union (now St James’ hospital). Commandant Eamonn Ceannt’s 4th batallion fought here 1916.
Parnell Square Dublin. This was the Headquaters of the Gaelic League. The IRB planned for the rising in this house
The grave of Wolfe Tone, Bodenstown. Leader of the United Irishmen 1798
The British detested the rebels squatting outside their beloved Dublin Castle. The rebels led an attack on the Castle but fell back into the City Hall. Sean Connolly, the first rebel to fire a shot was the first rebel to be killed in the rising. Before Sean left Liberty Hall he jokingly told Bill O Brien (friend of Connolly’s) “I’ll be dead in an hour”. He was wrong…he died an hour and fifteen minutes later.
The battle of Mount St Bridge next. This is where 17 Irish rebels held off two batallions for almost an entire day. The majority of the rebels escaped but 238 British were dead and wounded. Their bodies lay from the corner of Haddington Rd/Northumberland Rd to the bridge. April 26th 1916.
Henry St, Dublin. Here the proclamation was signed by the Provisional Goverment. Tom Clarke, Sean MacDiarmada, Thomas MacDonagh, PH Pearse, Eamonn Ceannt, James Connolly and Joseph Plunkett all signed the Proclamation from here.
The great Irish Patriotess Jenny Wyse Power lived there at the time.It’s not all about Dublin here. Kilmichael, Co, Cork. Tough boys down in Cork! Under Tom Barry these boyos made Cork ungovernable. Dublin and Cork were remarkable in the war of Independance. Some others done well.. Galway and Wexford of course. According to Tom Barrys book “Guerilla days in Ireland” some counties never fired a shot, in fear of reprisal. Anyway this is Kilmichael where the IRA killed 18 forces of occupation at a loss of three to themselves. As a Dub, I always salute our friends in Cork.
I havent even spoke of Crossbarry yet:D
Here lies Sean Healy aged 15, gunned down delivering a dispatch to Phibsboro, Easter ’16. Sean was a member of the Irish boy scouts locally known as Na Fianna Eireann. Rip
Jimmy Fox, 74 Thomas St, Dublin. Killed by the foreign forces of occupation, 25th April 1916, aged 16. Jimmy was killed in the Green and buried in Co Meath. RIP
Next is Anne Devlin. This woman was Robert Emmets maid. She was was picked up by the British after the1803 rising and was subjected to the most brutal and unspeakable torture. Anne Devlin endured her torture in silence and was released. The woman lived the rest of her life pennyless and is buried in Glasnevin. Rest in peace Anne Devlin!
Mick Malone, killed on the 26th April 1916. Mick was killed in No 25 Northumberland Rd after fighting for Irelands freedom. Mick fought with one Jimmy Grace from noon to 6pm against two British Batallions. Mick was a carpenter by trade, very handsome and a crackshot in the Irish Volunteers. Mick knew when he entered No25 that he would never leave alive. I can back that up by a quote to Simon Donnelly I believe.
Elizabeth O Farrell is next. Her and Julia Grenan were great friends and both were in Easter Week at the G.P.O. Liz was asked by PH Pearse to ask for surrender terms and kind of succeeded putting her life in great danger. Their terms were surrender completly. Elizabeth O Farrell and Julia Grenan (Sile Grenan) are buried together in Glasnevin Cemetary.
Dick (Richard) Mckee murdered along with Peadar Clancy on the 20th Nov 1920. Probably one of the worst crimes committed by Dublin Castle at the time. The bodies were so badly savaged, bayonetts to the face, body , genitals. Michael Collins wanted the bodies to lie in state, the way they were left by the British, but decided not to on the families wishes. Dick McKee and Peadar Clancy were in the IRA at the time. Another man named by Clune was also tortured to death, he was a completly innocent man.
Sean Connollys grave shown here. A great actor was Sean, played in the Abbey Theatre. Shot dead while raising the Tricolor from the City Hall 1916. His brother Matt was only 15 and seen his brother fall dead. Thanks for your sacrafice lads
Here is the unmistakable monument to Daniel O’Connell in Glasnevin:
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