Sunday, 30 April, 1916
Still beautiful weather, we hear ther
is a truce in town & that most of the rebels
have given in. Stephens Green is
cleared & the G.P.O but that they still
have Jacob’s Factory & Four Courts but
that the rebellion is practically over
as the leaders have surrendered un—
conditionally
We met Mrs Moran & Mona after Mass
they had news of Stannie late last
evening he was then quite safe & in
charge of some prisoners at the Rotunda
The guns of the Irish were booming
all day which gave some people the
impression that the bombardment
was still continuing.
The pickets are getting more strict
about letting you pass one cannot
go up to Kingstown even.
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Stephen Green
Premier square in Dublin. A contingent of Irish rebels under Michael Mallin and Countess Markievicz were posted here to prevent British reinforcements reaching the centre of Dublin. Trenches were dug in the park but to no avail as the rebels left the high ground to British forces and soon had to evacuate their forces to the nearby College of Surgeons. 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. Jacobs Factory
Jacob's Biscuit Factory on Bishop Street in Dublin, held by Irish rebels under Thomas MacDonagh and one of the last garrisons to surrender in the Easter Rising. Four Courts
Ireland's main courts building on Inns Quay in Dublin city centre, held by rebels during the Easter Rising in 1916. Alicia Moran
Sister-in-law of Norbert Moran, and mother of Mona and Stanley. The Morans were close friends of the Martins. Mona Moran
Daughter of Alicia and sister of Stanley, niece of Norbert and Elizabeth. The Morans were close friends of the Martins. Stanley Moran
Son of Alicia and brother of Mona, nephew of Norbert and Elizabeth. The Morans were close friends of the Martins. Rotunda
The Rotunda Hospital on Parnell Street in central Dublin, a maternity hospital then and now. Kingstown
Port town in County Dublin, close to the Martin family home and now known as Dun Laoghaire. |