Galleries - Sites of 1916

An aerial view of St Stephen's Green. The rebels entered on Easter Monday and began digging trenches. (Cpl Colum Lawlor, Air Corps, Photographic Section)

Athenry, Galway - one of the focal points for activity outside Dublin. (National Library of Ireland, STP_1691)

The entrance to the South Dublin Union in 1952. (Bureau of Military History)

Royal College of Surgeons on St Stephen's Green. The exterior was only slightly damaged. (After the Insurrection, Digital Library, Villanova University)

Map of city centre - the light red line shows the corden of troops surrounding the city; the heavy red line shows the wedge of troops which divides the forces of the rebels into into two. (Irish Life-A Record of the Irish Rebellion)

City Hall, Dublin in 1952 (Bureau of Military History)

The GPO on Sackville Street circa 1900 (National Library of Ireland, L_CAB_00001)

Moira House, later the Mendicity Institution (Internet Archive)

Map showing the rebellion activities in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford. (Bureau of Military History)

Boland's Mill. (Irish Life-A Record of the Irish Rebellion. Full collection available in the National Library of Ireland)

The Four Courts front view. Damage mostly consists of broken glass caused by rifle firing. (After the Insurrection, Digital Library, Villanova University)

Jacob's Biscuit Factory. (Irish Rebellion of 1916 and its Martyrs, Internet Archive)
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