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[jdoyle]

pob9937, on 25 July 2012 - 08:10 PM, said:

I recommended a book called They Died by Pearse's Side by Ray Bateson.

Ray Bateson has just published a book called "The Rising Dead RIC & DMP".

2 earlier books of his are "Dead and Buried in Dublin - An Illustrated Guide to the Historic Graves of Dublin" (I have a copy of this) and "The End - An Illustrated Guide to the Graves of Irish Writers". All published by Irish Graves Publications.

[Steven Broomfield]

Sound like a set of real laugh-out-loud titles   (but probably the sort that are full of fascinating stuff - I'm quite tempted).

[jdoyle]

I'm back in Dublin next week to and hope to get a copy of the RIC/DMP book.

The Dead and Buried in Dublin carries a few interesting snippets re musicians, doctors, politicians, rebels, soldiers, sporting people and is a good guide to the various cemeteries in the city. Definitely one to gather dust on the reference section of the bookshelf to be viewed once every so often. A bargain for  <50p from the sale of old stock at the West Swindon library. Bateson appears to focus on writing about the burial places of all sorts of Irish/foreign born people of interest who are buried in Dublin.

[irishmen1916]

jdoyle, on 20 October 2012 - 02:05 PM, said:

I'm back in Dublin next week to and hope to get a copy of the RIC/DMP book.

The Dead and Buried in Dublin carries a few interesting snippets re musicians, doctors, politicians, rebels, soldiers, sporting people and is a good guide to the various cemeteries in the city. Definitely one to gather dust on the reference section of the bookshelf to be viewed once every so often. A bargain for  <50p from the sale of old stock at the West Swindon library. Bateson appears to focus on writing about the burial places of all sorts of Irish/foreign born people of interest who are buried in Dublin.

J, As your home next week there is a free tour next Sunday at 2pm of Bullys Acre at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, its well worth it, quite a few BA graves there.

Peter

[irishmen1916]

Paul O'Brien has just launched his fourth book on the 1916 Rising, each one on a differant aspect/battle that took place during Easter week 1916.

Field of Fire, 1916 & the Battle for Ashbourne
Crossfire, 1916 & the Battle for the Four Courts
Blood on the Streets, 1916 and the Battle for Mount Street Bridge
Uncommon Valour, 1916 and the Battle for South Dublin Union

All easy to follow and well researched.

[jdoyle]

irishmen1916, on 20 October 2012 - 08:36 PM, said:

J, As your home next week there is a free tour next Sunday at 2pm of Bullys Acre at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, its well worth it, quite a few BA graves there.

Peter

thanks for the info Peter. Didn't know about this event and should be able to get along to it.

[west coast]

just reading  "the secret court martial records of the easter rising"   by  Brian Barton.  a lot of original drawings , records of the executions etc....  the senior officer on most [or a lot] of the courts martials  , was a,  brigadier general Blackader cg.    as serious as the book is  ,and very readable,  i just kept picturing ....rowan atkinson.   but a very good book not one sided  but accounts taken from both sides in the conflict.

[wig]

Tile Films have produced a documentary film on the Rising with particular attention to the Sherwood Forester's assault on Mount Street Bridge and the Staffordshire Regiment's actions in North King St, including the 15 murders by that regiment.   Film has its premier in the Jameson Film festival in Dublin on February 16th

Trailer here:  http://tilefilms.ie/...errible-beauty/

[THE SHINY SEVENTH]

Thanks for the link wig, looks interesting.
Regards,
Sean.

[jdoyle]

Will have to wait and see the whole film/docudrama but not particularly impressed with the trailer.

[Adam Prime]

Charles Townshend is booked in for our WFA branch (North Staffs South Cheshire) in May if anyone lives close enough. His topic is the Easter Rising.

[jdoyle]

Adam Prime, on 01 February 2013 - 11:24 PM, said:

Charles Townshend is booked in for our WFA branch (North Staffs South Cheshire) in May if anyone lives close enough. His topic is the Easter Rising.

I see your post on Twitter. Any date(13th May?)/time/location?

[David Filsell]

Just picked up this thread. I'm amazed at the number of posts that it has triggered - and the wealth of information and knowledge that it has uncovered. So just a thank you to all have contributed. My next task is to consolidate all the information in preparation for my doctorate at the Wimbledon University of the fifth age. Thanks team.
David

[Dublin Fusilier]

wig, on 01 February 2013 - 05:22 PM, said:

Tile Films have produced a documentary film on the Rising with particular attention to the Sherwood Forester's assault on Mount Street Bridge and the Staffordshire Regiment's actions in North King St, including the 15 murders by that regiment.   Film has its premier in the Jameson Film festival in Dublin on February 16th

Trailer here:  http://tilefilms.ie/...errible-beauty/

That documentary looks good and would seem to be well made. Some of my family lived just around the corner from Clanwilliam House and close to Mount Street at the time of the Easter Rising. I have just finished reading ,again, The Easter Rebellion by Max Caulfield and Mount Street and North King Street are well covered in it.

Michael Malone who was in command of the Mount Street / Clanwiliam House Irish Volunteers had a brother William killed in action with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers at Mouse Trap Farm 1915 one year before he himself was killed in Dublin.

[Adam Prime]

jdoyle, on 02 February 2013 - 12:11 AM, said:

I see your post on Twitter. Any date(13th May?)/time/location?

Monday 13 May @ Newcastle Methodist Church, Merrial Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme ST5 2AD.

[jdoyle]

Adam Prime, on 02 February 2013 - 05:18 PM, said:

Monday 13 May @ Newcastle Methodist Church, Merrial Street, Newcastle-under-Lyme ST5 2AD.

thanks Adam.

I see you have Jerry Murland lined up to speak too. Excellent. Also a talk on Americans in the BA - the only American I've found so far in the BA linked to the Easter Rising is Clive Warman who was in the ASC in Dublin at the time of the Rising.