Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Top Ten 1916 Easter Rising Websites or Texts for the Layperson

For those of you hungry for more information on the 1916 Easter Rising and its aftermath, Here's a TOP Ten List of websites and texts for you to explore.

1. The National Gallery of Ireland's Online exhibition The 1916 Rising: Personalities and Perspectives This study resource draws almost exclusively upon the collections of the National Library, including the Library’s rich holdings of books, newspapers, photographs, drawings, proclamations and, not least, manuscript material.  In all, over 500 images have been selected for study and analysis.

2. Digital Media at Griffin College Dublin's digital cultural heritage application (DCHA) on the 1916 Rising.

3. Bureau of Military History, Ireland: This amazing site includes accounts, documents, images and audio files from the period of 1913 to 1921.

4. Lorkin Collin's Books: 1916 Rebellion and 16 Lives : A series (edited by Lorkin Collins) on the sixteen rebels who gave their life to the Rising. 


5.  Easter Rising Dot Net

7. An article from the Journal.ie about the scars of the rising found throughout the city.

8. The Michael Collins Society Website

9. 1916 Rising Eye Witness Account 

10. The 1916 Rebellion Web Site

And for Kids!: The Easter Rising for Primary Students. This site includes information on more general Irish history as well as loads of specifics on the Easter Rising and biographies of the people involved. 


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