Thursday, 27 April, 1916
Things still as bad as ever
There were big fires in town during the nights.
Got a Daily Mail 1 but there is very little
news. In Parliament both Carson & Redmond
denounced the rebels & demanded strong
measures being taken. Asquith had to
drop his Service Bill so it is supposed
Universal Conscription will be enforced.
Birrell announced his intention of
crossing to Ireland.
Troops are still arriving.
Aunt Maisie called up this evening
to tell us she heard from Mr Ross that
Joe & Paddy Barry were both at Mount
Joy Prison. They crossed over by the Greenore
boat & found their way as far as Drogheda
& there having no money they pawned their
watches & got to town by motor & were
wandering about there when an officer
took them to Mountjoy. They say they
left our boys at Birmingham.
We went up on the roof when going to
bed & saw a very big blaze from the City
Sir Roger Casement was taken off a
German submarine & is now in the Tower
Editorial Notes1The Daily Mail is and was a British daily newspaper, founded in 1896. Right-wing and conservative in its political opinions, it was popular among the social milieu the Martin family lived in.
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Parliament
The British Parliament in Westminster, London. Edward Henry Carson
(1854 – 1935) Edward Henry Carson, a Irish barrister and unionist politician. Famous for being the prosecuting barrister in the Oscar Wilde libel trial, he was in this period the acknowledged leader of Ulster Unionism. John Edward Redmond
(1856 – 1918) An Irish nationalist politician and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party from 1900 to 1918. He encouraged the Irish Volunteers to enlist en masse in the British Army and was integral to the creation of the 10th (Irish) Division. His brother, Willie, died on the Western Front in 1917. Henry Asquith
(1852 - 1928) Herbert Henry Asquith, later 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916. His plan to introduce conscription in Ireland was very unpopular in the country. Augustine Birrell
(1850 – 1933) Augustine Birrell was Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1907 to 1916. He visited Ireland rarely, performing the role from London. He was forced to take full responsibility for Easter Rising and resigned in its immediate aftermath. Margaret Martin
Mary Martin's sister-in-law and wife of Frank Martin. Mr Ross
Unidentified as yet. Joe Barry
Unidentified as yet. Patrick Barry
Unidentified as yet. Mountjoy Prison
Prison located in Phibsboro in the centre of Dublin. Greenore
Small port in County Louth, north-east Ireland. A ferry operated from Greenore to Holyhead in Wales during this period. Drogheda
Port town in Co. Louth, north-east Ireland. Birmingham
Second city of England in the West Midlands. Roger Casement
A humanitarian campaigner and an Irish nationalist, he was arrested after landing in Ireland from a German submarine. Later executed for treason by the British authorities. Tower of London
The Royal Prison in central London. | 
