Last Stand
Winnie Carney, of Cumann na mBan, is held captive in Kilmainham Gaol as rebel executions take place outside her cell...
An Post is bringing you closer to the streets of 1916 Dublin to witness the lesser-known stories of the Rising. At various locations across Dublin, painted red post boxes become beacons for the events they witnessed a hundred years ago.
Discover where the stories happened.
Use the links to locate each post box on the map.
Get closer to the streets of 1916 Dublin and witness the lesser-known stories of the Rising.
At Dun Laoghaire pier, Company Sergeant Major Lomas shows young British soldiers how to fire their rifles...
At Mount Street Bridge, Private Ernest Davenport is pinned down during a rebel ambush...
At the Royal College of Surgeons, Scottish sniper Margaret Skinnider fires at British forces advancing on her position...
Learn more about the lesser-known stories of the Rising
Winnie Carney, of Cumann na mBan, is held captive in Kilmainham Gaol as rebel executions take place outside her cell...
British presence makes it tough to move through the city as young Sean McLoughlin meets a fellow rebel courier on the streets...
Eilis Ui Chonaill, of Cumann na mBan, leaves the field hospital at Father Matthew Hall to treat a wounded British soldier...
Under heavy British fire, a team of rebels prepare to broadcast news of the Irish rebellion to the world...
13-year-old Madge Veale looks on from her house as British troops march up Northumberland Road...
At Liberty Hall on the eve of the Rising, James Connolly briefs three volunteers on a top-secret job...
At the Royal College of Surgeons, Scottish sniper Margaret Skinnider fires at British forces advancing on her position...
At Grafton Street, 12-year-old John McNamara scavenges food for his family as looting breaks out across the city...
At Dun Laoghaire pier, Company Sergeant Major Lomas shows young British soldiers how to fire their rifles...
At Mount Street Bridge, Private Ernest Davenport is pinned down during a rebel ambush...