Stories From 1916 Podcast

Stories From 1916 Podcast

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Stories From 1916 Podcast episodes

  • 009 - A Mystery Nun
    In 1950, the BMH recorded the statement of an unnamed nun, a member of the Community of the Sisters of Mercy, who worked as a nurse in the Mater Hospital from 1916-1917. Her name is unknown, but her words bring the often forgotten consequence of the Rising, the pain and destruction of human life, to the forefront.
    7 min
  • 008 - Margaret Skinnider
    Margaret Skinnider came from Scotland to join the Easter Rising. A crack shot, she was garrisoned in the Royal College of Surgeons and sniped from that position. She was the only female wounded in the fighting, and continued to fight for Ireland's independence and women's rights for the rest of her life.
    In this original recording from 1955, she tells a first hand account of the week.
    7 min
  • 007 - Kathleen Boland
    Kathleen Boland was Harry Boland's sister, and participated in the republican movement at a vey high level, working for Michael Collins storing and transporting weapons and messages around Dublin. Her fascinating story is told here by her daughter Eileen, including how she came to be in the possession of the Russian Crown Jewels for a number of years.
    12 min
  • 006 - Tommy O'Connor
    Tommy O'Connor was an IRB courier working on transatlantic ships in the years leading up to the Easter Rising. He tells the story of communications between Ireland and America, and the secret code they used.
    Read by his grandson, Tommy Vogt.
    7 min
  • 005 - Seosamh de Brún
    A diary written amongst the chaos of Easter Week, and the writer's subsequent witness statement, read here by an actor, provides us with a fascinating insight into everyday experiences of a Volunteer in the Rising.
    10 min
  • 004 - Paddy Joe Stephenson
    Paddy Joe Stephenson was Quartermaster for D Company, 1st Battalion of the Irish Volunteers. In a memoir, read here by his grandson Jimmy Stephenson, he describes his daring efforts to procure arms for the Easter Rising, as well as his experiences fighting in the Mendicity Institution near the Four Courts during Easter week.
    11 min
  • 003 - Con O'Donovan
    Cornelius (Con) O’Donovan, a native of Casheliskey, Co. Cork, took part in the 1916 Rising, during which he was stationed at the Four Courts. He described his experiences leading a group of men during Easter Week in a witness statement, read here by fellow West Cork native, Don Wycherly.
    10 min
  • 002 - John S O'Connor
    A member of the Irish Volunteers since its inception, John S O'Connor served in the 1st Battalion of the Irish Volunteers during the Easter Rising, fighting in the Jameson Distillery in Smithfield. In this fascinating recording from 1966, the 50th anniversary of the Rising, we hear a first-hand account of his experiences during the week and after.
    17 min
  • 001 - The Prison Letters of Jack Shouldice
    Jailed in England for his part in the 1916 rising, Jack Shouldice was allowed just one sheet of foolscap paper per month to write letters home. Painstakingly cramming in three or four letters to each page, Jack enquired about his family's wellbeing and the political situation at home. The letters are read here by Jack's son Chris Shouldice.
    12 min

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The Stories From 1916 Podcast tells the less well-known stories from Ireland's revolutionary period. We use first hand accounts and archive material to tell the stories of ordinary men and women who did extra-ordinary things during this interesting period in Irish history.