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With digital objects 1916 Rising / Civil War / Bound Document Volume
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Wounded Soldiers’ Vain Appeal to Rebels

A clipping of a report recounting various incidents of the rebels allegedly firing on civilians during the insurrection in Dublin. The newspaper title from which the clipping was taken is not given.

Women under fire at a window

A clipping of a report referring to indiscriminate rifle fire by rebels on a house occupied by four women during the insurrection. The newspaper title from which the clipping was taken is not given.

The Late Seán Hales

A clipping of a letter from the relatives of the late Seán Hales condemning the executions of republicans in reprisal for his murder. The signatories include his brother Donal Hales, Irish Consul in Genoa, Italy. The letter was addressed to the editor of the ‘Cork Examiner’ but the clipping is taken from ‘Eire’ (20 January 1923).

Sir Roger Casement

A clipping of a photograph of Sir Roger Casement. The caption refers to him as a ‘traitor, in the uniform of [a] British Consul, which he disgraced’. The newspaper title from which the clipping was taken is not given.

Sir John Maxwell’s Appointment

A clipping of an article on the declaration of martial law in Ireland and Sir John Maxwell’s appointment as Commander-in-Chief. The article refers to the reactions of various figures in the House of Commons. The article was published in the ‘Irish Times’ (28-9 April & 1 May 1916).

Sir Horace Plunkett’s Bullet-hit Car

A clipping of a photograph of Sir Horace Plunkett following a meeting of the Irish Privy Council. Reference is made to the bullet hole in Plunkett’s car. The newspaper title from which the clipping was taken is not given.

Sheehy-Skeffington Family

A clipping of a montage of photographs showing the relations of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington. The clipping includes photographs of Mary Sheehy Kettle, a sister-in-law of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington and the wife of Tom Kettle, an Irish Party MP and British soldier. The caption notes that though Sheehy-Skeffington was ‘shot as a rebel – his death is now the subject of a court-martial’. It also notes that his wife’s family (Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington) has many family members serving in the British armed forces including Lieutenant Eugene Sheehy who ‘fought with the [Royal] Dublin fusiliers against the rebels’. The newspaper title from which the clipping was taken is not given.

Second Lieutenant Guy Vickery Pinfield

A clipping of a photograph of Second Lieutenant Guy Vickery Pinfield (8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars) who was killed in Dublin on 24 April 1916. The clipping is likely taken from the ‘Daily Mirror’ (May 1916).

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