The Easter Rising, also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed revolt in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. Galway rebels, made up of mostly local volunteers, led the largest raid outside of Dublin. They captured prisoners, bombed a bridge, a railway line and took up position near Athenry in County Galway. Athenry was one of the few places outside Dublin to take part in the Easter Rising when 600 Volunteers took over the Agricultural College in Athenry. This is their story!
The 1916 Easter Rising in Athenry and County Galway
The first branch of the Irish Volunteers, in County Galway, was formed at a publ…Easter Rising Archive | Book | Biography | Education, Politics | Finbarr O'Regan
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The Conradh na Gaeilge Oireachtas in Galway in 1913 and published here thanks to the Galway,Advisor
The Conradh na Gaeilge Oireachtas in Galway – 26 July 1913 and its influence on…Easter Rising Archive | Web | Chronicle | Education, History, People, Politics | Finbarr O'Regan
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The Conradh na Gaeilge Oireachtas in Galway in 1913 – Photo and people
In this feature video, of the presentation of the photo to the Town Hall, courts…Easter Rising Archive | Web | Chronicle | Education, History, People, Politics | Finbarr O'Regan
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Michael Kelly of Castle Lambert: His Fight for Irish Freedom
Michael Kelly of Caherbriskaun and Castle Lambert, Co. Galway (1893-1977) Michae…Easter Rising Archive | Web | Chronicle | Education, Folklore, History, People | Martin Kelly
Liam Mellows
Liam Mellows, son of a British Army NCO was born in Manchester England and was r…Easter Rising Archive | Web | Chronicle | Education, Folklore, People, Politics | Finbarr O'Regan
The Irish Republican Brotherhood
The Irish Republican Brotherhood, (IRB – 1858 to 1924) was a secret society, bou…Easter Rising Archive | Web | Chronicle | Education, Folklore, History, People, Politics | Finbarr O'Regan
James (Jim) Barrett’s fight for Irish freedom
Jim Barrett, Caheroyan, Athenry, joined the IRB in Athenry about 1913. He was sw…Easter Rising Archive | Web | Chronicle | Education, Folklore, History, People, Politics | Finbarr O'Regan
Stephan Jordan’s story based on his witness statement BMH WS 346
Stephan Jordan joined the IRB in 1906. Richard Murphy was the centre, Larry Lard…Easter Rising Archive | Web | Chronicle | Education, History, People, Politics | Finbarr O'Regan
The Howth and Kilcoole gun running
In response to the success of the Larne gun running in arming the Ulster Volunte…Easter Rising Archive | Web | Chronicle | Education, Folklore, History, People, Politics | Finbarr O'Regan
Sir Roger Casement
Roger Casement was born in Sandycove, Co. Dublin in 1864 and as both his parents…Easter Rising Archive | Web | Chronicle | Education, People, Politics | Finbarr O'Regan
John (Seán) Broderick’s story based on his witness statement BMH WS 344
Seán was present at a meeting in Athenry in early 1914 at which the volunteers w…Easter Rising Archive | Web | Chronicle | Education, Folklore, History, People, Politics | Finbarr O'Regan
Pat Killeen and the Easter Rising
My Great Grandfather Pat Killeen, Carnaun, Athenry, joined the Cussaun Company o…Easter Rising Archive | Web | Chronicle | Education, Folklore, History, People, Politics | Ronan Killeen
Cumann na mBan: Bridget Morrissey’s Story
I was born in the Year 1898 on the 17th March, at Cahercrin, Craughwell, Co. Gal…Easter Rising Archive | Web | Chronicle | Education, People | Bridget Morrissey
The R I C Report on the 1916 Rising in Athenry (Extract Sinn Féin Rebellion Handbook)
RUTTLEDGE, County Inspector G. B., Royal Irish Constabulary in the West Riding o…Easter Rising Archive | Book | Chronicle | Education, History, People, Politics | Finbarr O'Regan
Laurence (Larry) Lardner
Larry Lardner, a native of Athenry, lived in Chapel Lane, now called Church Stre…Easter Rising Archive | Web | Chronicle | Education, Folklore, History, People, Religion | Finbarr O'Regan
The Irish Volunteers
On 28 September 1912, in Belfast, circa 400,000 Unionists signed the Ulster Cove…Easter Rising Archive | Book | Chronicle | Education, History, People, Politics | Finbarr O'Regan
1916: Patrick Pearse visits Athenry based on BMH WS 0347
Dick Murphy, who was the County Centre of the I.R.B. for years before the Rising…Easter Rising Archive | Web | Chronicle | Education, History, People, Politics | Finbarr O'Regan
Margaret Browne: Courier during Holy Week 1916 (Extract from BMH.WS0322)
“I came to Dublin on the Saturday before Holy Saturday I was given two large sea…Easter Rising Archive | Web | Chronicle | Education, Folklore, History, People, Politics | Finbarr O'Regan
Easter Week by William Butler Yeats
I have met them at close of day Coming with vivid faces From counter or desk amo…Easter Rising Archive | Web | Poem | Education, Folklore, History, People, Politics | William Butler Yeats and Finbarr O'Regan
How Sinn Féin got its name
Established in 1905 Edward Martyn of Tullira Castle, Ardrahan, County Galway, wa…Easter Rising Archive | Web | Chronicle | Education, History, People, Politics | Finbarr O'Regan
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