Dublin Wars Walking Tours 1916 - 23

29/08/2012

These pictures of the Sean Hales statue in Bandon are a poingant reminder of the Civil War. His assassination in December 1922 led to the executions of four prominant repbublicans.

29/08/2012

Photos that explain the lead up to and the course of the 11 month Irish Civil War

03/08/2012

Actor Arthur Shields 1896-1970, (pictured here in the movie "How Green was my Valley") starred in many Hollywood movies such as "The Quiet Man" and "She wore a yellow Ribbon". A favourite of director John Ford he had a successful career in hollywood during the 1940's and 50s. Arthur Shields was also an Irish nationalist who fought in the 1916 Rising and was interned in Frongoch prison camp in Wales. During the Rising he was posted with the 1st Battallion of the Irish Volunteers on O'Connell Street.

18/07/2012

The Civil War in Dublin, executions and reprisals. Noel Lemass may have been murdered because Free State forces mistakenly believed he had assassinated Sean Hales, a pro Treaty TD

16/07/2012

Interesting footage from 1928 when Taoiseach William T Cosgrave reopens the GPO for the first time since the 1916 Rising.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AalmgiAyWSo

W.T Cosgrave re opens the GPO after it had been restored following the 1916 Easter Rising

13/07/2012

Watch this excellent documentary on the life of Dan Breen, guerilla fighter, rebel and Fianna Fail TD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQY64SL-jOM

The story of the man who fired the first shot in the War of Independence, leader of the 3rd Tipperary Brigade. In 1919 a group of young men barely out of the...

19/06/2012

The Countess Markievicz served as Minister for Labour in the first underground Government (1919-21). Ireland would not have a second female cabinet member until 1979 when Maire Geoghegan Quinn became Minister for the Gaeltacht.

06/06/2012

Enjoy this remarkable footage from 1919 when Michael Collins, the Minister for Finance in the first Dail implements a national loan designed to fund the underground republic. First several relatives of the executed 1916 leaders sign up to buy a bond before some prominant TD's follow suit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CfrkvE7_hs

Short film made by John MacDonagh and my great-granduncle Jim Sullivan to promote the Republican Loan, 1919 (pledges of money to the underground Irish govern...

09/05/2012

On Dublin Wars Walking Tours we take our tour goers to the site of the Medical Mission beside the Four Courts which contains what is probably the best visible war damage in the city dating from the 1916 Rising. On Easter Monday morning 50 British Lancers were attacked by rebels in the four courts as they made their way West along the North Quays away from the city center. After surrering heavy casualties the survivors took refuge in this building on a side street. They remained under siege in this building until Thursday when they were rescued by improvised Armoured Personel Carriers from Guninness Brewery. Learn more on our Walking Tours.

09/05/2012

Watch this interesting clip on the Ashtown ambush from a TG4 documentary on the life on Dan Breen. The ambush was ordered by Michael Collins who brought the Tipperary IRA and his own squad together for the attack. There is currently a monument to mark the spot of the ambush at the Ashtown roundabout opposite the Halfway House pub where Cabra become the Navan road. Watch for the great interview with Vinny Byrne, the youngest member of Collins' squad who lived until 1992.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLXDc81h89g

The IRA had been trying to assassinate Lord French for about three months. The IRA ambush party consisted of: Mick McDonnell, Tom Kehoe, Martin Savage, Sean ...

20/04/2012

We're looking forward to the first Walking Tour of the season tomorrow morning.

20/04/2012

Watch out for our "Dublin Wars Walking Tours 1916-23" leaflets which are all over Dublin City Center.