Evening Herald 4th May 1916 (8-day edition) Page 3

Evening Herald 4th May 1916 (8-day edition) Page 3.

Headlines and copy  includes: 

 "OFFICIAL - THE GOVERNMENT ACTION - PROCLAMATIONS ISSUED- MILITARY REGULATIONS (Dublin City and County under martial law, nighttime curfew, licensed premises closed, General Maxwell appointed to take over Irish Command by Proclamation issued on May 1st "declaring that most rigorous measures would be taken. And if necessary , he would destroy all buildings in the area occupied by rebels" etc...).

"POPES APPEAL TO IRISH .... and will give instructions to the Bishops to exhort the clergy and Catholic people to maintain perfect loyalty towards England".

"THE SURRENDER - TO AVOID FURTHER SLAUGHTER" .

"WICKED AND INSANE -MR REDMOND ON REVOLT". SCENES OF HAVOC IN DUBLIN" ( 3 pictures of ruined buildings in Abbey Street, Early Street, and the Hotel Metropol and the offices of the Freemans Journal).

"JACOBS FACTORY-CENTRE OF FIERCE FIGHT- ST STEPHEN'S GREEN BATTLE".

 "IN THE COUNTRY LORD FRENCH'S REPORTS - POLICE FATALITIES IN MEATH".

"SLIGHT RISING IN ENNISCORTHY" along with many other details including the number of "BRITISH WAR CASUALTIES"(broken down by dead and wounded, "officers and rank and file").

This beautiful reproduction captures all the detail of the original on 210 gsm Satin Art paper and is set on a mottled green suede background behind glass in an antique style Gold Leaf frame.