Creator:
Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Loreto Abbey Rathfarnham
Dates:
1916-04-24-1916-05-09 — 1916-04-24
Type/Formats:
Text — Diaries
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Abstract:
This contemporaneous account of Easter Rising 1916 captures the uncertainty, the confusion and the anxiety experienced by the religious community and their concern for their Sisters in Dublin city centre communities (i.e. 43 North Great George’s Street, 53 St Stephen’s Green & 77 St Stephen’s... [ … ]
Creator:
Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 53 Saint Stephen’s Green
Dates:
1916-04-24-1916-05-08 — 1916-04-24
Type/Formats:
Text — Diaries
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Abstract:
This contemporaneous account of Easter Rising 1916 captures the uncertainty, the confusion and the anxiety experienced by the religious community and the resident boarding pupils. In 1916 the Sisters were bound by the rule of enclosure, and were not permitted to leave convent grounds, unless for... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Corcoran, Mary Michael, I.B.V.M., 1846-1927 — Ryan, Father, S.J.
Abstract:
Letter from M. Michael Corcoran, Loreto Convent, Rathfarnham to Fr. Ryan S.J., Australia. This letter, refers to the 1916 Rising in Dublin, where three Loreto houses were surrounded by ‘fighters and two of Ours had narrow escapes from stray bullets.’ A member of the community at 53 Stephen’s... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
MovingImage — Interview — Videorecording
Media type:
video/quicktime
Contributors:
Liffey, Michael — Real Smart Media — Gordon, Donald, 1946-
Abstract:
Interview with Donald Gordon for '1916 and Me / 2016 and Us'. Recorded at the 'Globalising the Rising: 1916 in context' conference, O'Reilly Hall, University College Dublin.