Katie Barrett nee Connolly (centre) only just 17 years.old in her Irish Citizen Army uniform.
1916
Katie Barrett nee Connolly (centre) only just 17 years.old in her Irish Citizen Army uniform.
1916
Mauser Broomhandle pistolĀ with detachable buttstock belonging to Countess Markievicz, one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Uprising.
from The National Museum of Ireland
Mauser Broomhandle pistolĀ with detachable buttstock belonging to Countess Markievicz, one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Uprising.
from The National Museum of Ireland
Russian Mosin Nagant M891 rifles recovered from the SS Aud
The SS Aud was a German ship sent to deliver arms to Irish rebels who were to partake in the 1916 Easter Uprising. The rifles had been captured by German forces on the Eastern Front and were among 20,000 rifles, 10 machine guns, and 1,000,000 rounds of ammunition that was carried by the SS Aud. The weapons never made it to their intended destination as the ship was discovered by the Royal Navy forcing the crew to scuttle the ship in Cork harbor.
from The National Museum of Ireland