From: "Naomi O'Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2016 13:56:50 +0100
Subject: Fwd: Follow Ireland's rebellion in real time on Twitter 100 years on

I thought this might of of interest to the list -- it's a project to publish a cache of telephone records, telegraphs, letters and notes from 1916 relating to Ireland's Easter Rising. The collection belongs to the Bodleian Libraries and it will go out the minute the documents were logged but 100 years later on @1916live and www.1916live.com.

Thanks,

Naomi


Cache of Easter Rising documents published on social media

From Sunday April 24th a collection of important documents relating to Ireland's Easter Rising of 1916  will be published online, exactly 100 years since the rebellion that led to independence.

1916 Live will post the hundreds of telephone records, telegraphs, and letters from the collection of the University of Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries on the Twitter handle @1916live and on www.1916live.com.

Many of the documents were time-stamped to the minute. Publishing them exactly one century later will allow anyone in the world to follow the course of this key moment in Irish history as it unfolded. They span the course of the rebellion, from the outbreak of fighting on April 24th to the surrender of rebel headquarters on April 29th.

Sir Matthew Nathan, the top civil servant in Dublin Castle, compiled the documents and took them out of Ireland in his personal papers after the rebellion. They were given to the Bodleian Libraries following his death. Publishing them online will make them an accessible resource for the future.

The project has been carried out by a team of volunteers led by journalist Naomi O’Leary with the kind permission of the Bodleian Libraries. For more information, see www.1916live.com and this blog on the Bodleian’s website. Sample images can be viewed here (credit Bodleian Libraries if used).

Sample quotes from documents:

23.4.1916

Irish politician John Dillon, in letter to Under Secretary Matthew Nathan:

“I have heard much disquieting rumours as to mischief brewing - I trust they are without foundation.”

12:20pm, 24.4.1916, telephone message

Superintendent G Division to Viceregal Lodge, residence of Lord Lieutenant Wimborne

“The Sinn Fein volunteers have attacked the castle and have possession of the GPO. They have Stephen’s Green Park in their hands and have turned out the people and locked the gates.”

10.40pm, 25.4.1916, telephone message

Constable Heffernan to Dublin Metropolitan Police Chief Commissioner

“While in plain clothes at North King St endeavouring to purchase bread, I was made prisoner by the Sinn Fein Volunteers… I did not know any of the volunteers, but think they were all Dublin men and would know them again, Commandant Daly’s name was mentioned the majority were in plain clothes, wearing green hats.”

10.50am 26.4.1916, telephone message

Dublin Metropolitan Police Superintendent D Division to Chief Superintendent

“Mrs McGrath cleaner here who lives in North Brunswick St. has made her way down a few minutes ago, and she states that there are people on top of Richmond Hospital, signalling to Sinn Feiners the movements of military... she thinks some of the people on the hospital are students but there is no doubt they are giving Sinn Feiners all information they can.”

1.25pm 27.4.1916, telephone message

Dublin Metropolitan Police Chief Superintendent to Chief Commissioner

“Count Plunkett lives at 26 Fitzwilliam Street and his daughters have been seen getting in large quantities of provisions these last few days and it is believed things are not right there.”

2.35pm 29.4.1916, telephone message

Caretaker 15 Eden Quay City of Dublin Steam Packet Company Offices to Police Office

“My wife, three children and myself are starving here and the military will not allow us out could you please do something for us.”

8.14pm 29.4.1916, telephone message

Dublin Metropolitan Police Superintendent A Division to Chief Superintendent

“The Citizens Army are still in possession of Jacobs and they have hoisted the Republican flag for the past hour from the highest tower of the building and they state the truce is only until Monday and that they will not surrender but will start fighting again on Monday when the truce is over.”

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