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Irish Independent 5th May 1916 (6-page edition) Page 3 Headline page

Irish Independent 5th May 1916 (6-page edition) Page 3 Headline page

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Irish Independent 5th May 1916 (6-page edition) Page 3 (Headline page) -Headlines and copy includes:

 "FOUR MORE REBEL LEADERS SHOT (Joseph Plunkett, Edward Daly, Michael O'Hanrahan, Wm Pearse) - (RESIGNATION OF MR BIRRELL) - THE INSURRECTION ENDED - FOUR MORE DEATH SENTANCES- 18 REBELS SENT TO PENAL SERVITUDE - THE CITY RETURNING TO NORMAL CONDITIONS- CLEARING THE STREETS OF THE DEBRIS - FURTHER CAPTURES OF PRISONERS; MANY STRIKING INCIDENCES - WEDDING OF A DOOMED LEADER" ( Joseph Plunkett "was married on the morning of his execution"),

 "SWORDS RISING - ATTACKS ON POLICE BARRACKS -THE POST OFFICE SEIZED" (Great detail provided of the raid by the Swords rebels who subsequently moved to Ashourne - a detailed account of their refusal to believe Pearse's surrender order which had been communicated to them by the Police and was only accepted after they sent a rebel with the Head Constable into the barracks in the city where Pearse was a prisoner, A Sgt O'Reilly was held as a hostage by the rebels until they returned with confirmation of the surrender) "

 DOOMED LEADERS WEDDING- A PATHETIC INCIDENT",

"CITY GETTING NORMAL - REMINDERS OF THE WAR ",

"THE MOBILISATION -VOLUNTEERS IGNORANCE",

"INSURGENTS TAKE THE POLICE COURTS",

"BOLANDS MILL -THRILLING EXPERIENCES",

"NEW BATCH OF INCIDDENTS - MORE PRISOONERS TAKEN - STRIKING EPISODES OF THE RISING"..

This seminal 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. 

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