Thursday, 4 May, 1916
Made up our minds to go to Dublin
to—day some trains & trams are running
I got our at Grafton Street to do some
shopping Switzers & a few other shops
are open. Mitchells shut but got a
tea lunch at Marteleare where there some
evidence of the attack on the Sinn Fein
stronghold in the College of Surgeon [sic: College of Surgeons] in the
shape of bullet holes in the windows &
& mirror. The front of the College is much
marked with bullets but the structure is not
damaged. After lunch we walked down to
Sackville St & although prepared for great
havoc, it is much worse than I anticipated
From O Connell Bridge to Cathedral Lane
past Earl St is utterly destroyed being
only a heap a smouldering rubbish
with a few facades standing to mark
where some of the more important buildings
stood. The G.P.O is only a skeleton front
the interior being completely gone & the
house down to the Coliseum also, it is
badly damaged & some house at the
Corner of Henry St. & Moore St.
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Grafton Street
Upmarket thoroughfare in central Dublin. Switzers
Upmarket retailer in Grafton Street, Dublin, now known as Brown Thomas. Mitchells
Mitchell’s Café, a fashionable restaurant at number 10 Grafton Street in Dublin and a particular favourite of the Martin family. Martelease
Unidentified as yet. Sinn Fein
Originally the part of the Irish Volunteers Association that opposed Ireland's participation in the First World War, it became the collective term used for Irish rebels in the Easter Rising in 1916. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
The headquarters of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland facing St Stephen's Green. Occupied by Irish rebels who took cover from St Stephen's Green. Sackville St
Main street of Dublin, now O'Connell Street. It was completely destroyed in the fighting in the Easter Rising. O' Connell Bridge
O'Connell Bridge, a bridge spanning the River Liffey in Dublin and leading to Sackville Street (now O'Connell St.) from Trinity College. Cathedral Lane
Street just off Sackville Street, now O'Connell Street in Dublin. North Earl Street
Street just off Sackville Street (now O'Connell St.) A barricade was thrown up here by the Irish rebels during the Easter Rising. It was the scene of heavy fighting as well as heavy looting by the civilian populace. The street was badly damaged during the fighting. General Post Office
General Post Office of Dublin and headquarters of the Irish rebels during the Easter Rising. Padraic Pearse, commander of the rebels read out a proclamation of independence on the steps of the building. The G.P.O was the scene of heavy fighting and was eventually abandoned by the rebels as fire raged uncontrollably. The Coliseum Theatre
3,000 seat theatre in Dublin occupied by Irish rebels during the Easter Rising and completely destroyed in the fighting. Henry Street
Dublin street just off Sackville Street (O'Connell St. now. Used by Irish rebels escaping from the GPO which was in flames. The street was destroyed in the fighting. Moore Street
Street just off Sackville Street (now O'Connell St.), scene of intense fighting during the Easter Rising. | 
