Large anti-conscription meeting in Dublin
Dublin, 15 December 1915 - A large anti-conscription meeting took place last night in the Mansion House in Dublin. Both the Round...
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‘Ireland unfree shall never be at peace’
Dublin, 1 August 1915 - Patrick Pearse, the schoolteacher and Irish language activist, delivered a stirring oration at the graveside of Jeremiah...
Read moreEnormous crowds attend funeral of O’Donovan Rossa
Dublin, 1 August 1915 - The funeral of the late Fenian, Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa, was the occasion of one of...
Read moreO’Donovan Rossa’s remains arrive in Dublin
Dublin, 29 July 1915 - The remains of the late Fenian leader Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa are lying in state for...
Read moreO’Donovan Rossa: Cork’s Commemorative Programme
Given that Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa’s name is indelibly linked with his native west Cork area, it...
Read morePoem in honour of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa
Skibereen, 10 July 1915 - The Southern Star has published a poem written in honour of Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, the Fenian...
Read moreSplit in Volunteers deepens
The split in the Irish Volunteer movement has deepened with branches across the country declaring their support for rival leadership...
Read moreHome Rule for Ireland receives Royal Assent
London, 19 September 1914 - There were remarkable scenes in the House of Lords yesterday when the King’s Assent to...
Read morePlanning a Rising for Ireland
By Ed Mulhall On the 9th September 1914 at 25 Parnell Square (then Rutland Square) in the library of the Gaelic League,...
Read moreGun running at Howth!
Dublin, 26 July 1914 - There were sensational scenes in the seaside village of Howth, Co. Dublin today when the Irish Volunteers...
Read moreBuckingham Palace Conference ends in failure
A last-ditch attempt to break the deadlock over Home Rule for Ireland has ended in failure. Great crowds gathered outside...
Read more‘Patrick Pearse is reviving the nation’
‘For want of proper education, people in this country had forgotten that they had a country - but men...
Read moreCumann na mBan founded in Dublin
A new organisation of Irish women has been founded today at Wynn’s Hotel in Dublin ‘Cumann na...
Read moreMutiny in The Curragh!
The Curragh, 22 March 1914 - Reports from The Curragh state that up to 100 officers have resigned their commissions as a result...
Read moreIrish Volunteers founded in Dublin
Dublin, 25 November 1913 - An Irish Volunteers army was founded at a meeting in Dublin today. Up to 7,000 people attended the...
Read moreThe North Began
We reproduce below, in its entirety, an article written by Eóin Mac Néill which appeared in...
Read moreHome Rule for Ireland!
Westminster, 1 May 1913 - The Bill to give Home Rule to Ireland will again be put before the House of Commons...
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