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April Book Club: On Another Man's Wound by Ernie O'Malley

Sunday 31st March

‘On the base of the Pillar was a white poster. Gathered around were groups of men and women. Some looked at it with serious faces, others laughed and sniggered. I began to read it with a smile, but my smile ceased as I read, ‘Poblacht na h-Eireann, the Provisional government of the Irish Republic – to the people of Ireland.’ - Ernie O’Malley – O’Connell Street, Easter Monday When the Easter Rising broke out, Ernie O’Malley was a medical student in Dublin. As with so many Irish people he was profoundly changed by the execution of the leaders of the ...

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Ernie O'Malley - Quotes from On Another Man's Wound

Sunday 31st March

Writing about 1916 ‘In the morning smoke could be seen, and flames, It was terrible to watch. Why had I not known about the fight earlier? I thought of all the chances I had had of joining the Irish Volunteers; instead I had laughed and scoffed. Now, when I wanted to help I could not. A Dublin Fusilier, a friend, came to visit us during the day. He drank his large glasses of whiskey and was eagerly listened to. He was an authority. His officers had told him, ‘Every man you see in green uniform, regard him as a German ...

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The History Show Sunday 31 March 2013

Sunday 31st March

The Irish and World War One This August will mark the centenary of the start of World War One. We will be commemorating this anniversary on The History Show with special programmes and short items telling the stories of Irish people who were involved in the war. We will also be examining what was happening here during these turbulent years. Do you have relatives who were involved in the First World War? We would like to hear their stories. Email: history@rte.ie

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/the-history-show/programmes/2013/0331/377553-the-history-show-sunday-31-march-2013/

The History Show Sunday 24 March 2013

Sunday 24th March

The Irish and World War One This August will mark the centenary of the start of World War One. We will be commemorating this anniversary on The History Show with special programmes and short items telling the stories of Irish people who were involved in the war. We will also be examining what was happening here during these turbulent years. Do you have relatives who were involved in the First World War? We would like to hear their stories. Email: history@rte.ie

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/the-history-show/programmes/2013/0324/376691-the-history-show-sunday-24-march-2013/

How a 1916 Myth Lives On by Joe Duffy

Sunday 24th March

When I compiled a list of 30 children killed in the Easter Rising in for a fund raising project for the Jack and Jill Foundation , little did I know that the reaction would help unravel one of the great misunderstandings of 1916. A number of people contacted me to tell me that I had left out one child- "Gerald Playfair, the 14 year old son of a British solider killed in cold blood by the rebels in the Phoenix Park ." Indeed nearly every history book about the Easter Rising published here in the last two decades- has referred ...

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/the-history-show/programmes/2013/0324/376691-the-history-show-sunday-24-march-2013/?clipid=1030749

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