George Taylor recalls how British soldiers were initially received in Dublin, a funeral cortege used to hide arms and the surrender at Jacob's Biscuit factory.
In an interview recorded during the production of the television series 'Ireland A Television History' George Taylor gives his memories of the Rising during Easter Week 1916.
As part of a British army patrol George Taylor recalls stopping a funeral procession and discovering that the coffin did not contain a corpse but ammunition, rifles and small arms. While holding a position in Sackville Street he remembers seeing the effect of a shell being dropped on to the General Post Office.
On Sunday 30 April George Taylor was among the party of British troops at Jacob's Biscuit Factory. He describes how before the surrender his Lance Corporal was injured. After the surrender Taylor spoke with two of the Irish Volunteers he was guarding. One of them joked about what poor shots they had been while the other asked Taylor if they would all be shot? He replied,
No don't talk damned nonsense... we don't do them sort of things... I said some your ring leaders might get it. They started laughing at that.
George Taylor was interviewed during the production of 'Ireland A Television History' on 11 July 1979.
| Title: | Ireland A Television History George Taylor |
| Clip Duration: | 00:04:15 |
| Material Type: | Video |
| Clip Title: | "Some Of Your Ring Leaders Might Get It" |
| Series Title: | Ireland A Television History Interivews |
| Information: | Ireland A Television History was a 13 part series written and presented by Robert Kee looking at the complexities of Irish history. The series chronicles Ireland's development from pre-Christian times to the 1980s, with a specific emphasis on the creation of the modern independent republic and the roots of the Troubles. 'Ireland a Television History' a BBC production was broadcast on RTÉ and BBC at the same time. In an article for the RTÉ Guide, Kee was asked is the series aimed at a British audience? He replied, "No it's aimed at those (mainly in Britain) who are less familiar with the subject than they ought to be; and at those (in Ireland, North and South) who think they know but don't". |
| Local Keywords: | Easter Rising, Easter 1916, 1916, Rising, British Army, Soldiers, |
| Coverage: | Ireland, Dublin |
| Genre: | Factual |
| Topic: | Wars and Conflict |
| Provider: | RTÉ |
| Contributor(s): | Robert Kee (Interviewer) |
| Publisher: | RTÉ |
| Production Year: | 1979 |
| Country of Production: | Ireland |
| Original Identifier: | DF593 |
| IPR Restrictions: | Rights Reserved - Free Access |
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| Item Type: | part/extract |
| Colour: | Colour |
| Sound: | Mono |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
| Language: | English (eng) |
| Original Language: | English (eng) |
