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| Speculative Visualisation of the troops at Carriglea 26th April 1916, courtesy John Buckley |
Two independent sources make note of the fact that two battalions of the Notts and Derby Regiment (the Sherwood Foresters) overnighted on the grounds of Carriglea Industrial School before marching to Dublin help quell the Easter Rebellion.
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Carriglea Community House Annals (these were kept by the Brother Superior in Carriglea). Note that His Majesty (sic) Forces was subsequently scored out. Courtesy: Christian Brothers Archive |
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The author seems to be confusing the 2/7th and 2/8th battalions who went directly from Kingstown to the engagement at Mount St Bridge with the 2/5th and 2/6th battalions who stayed at Carriglea Youtube video - Sinn Fein rebellion account 1916 - Christian Brothers annals David Quin has been working hard on the production of 7 animated collages, featuring stopmotion, CGI, documents and interviews.
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Lomas records the arrival of two battalions of the Sherwood Foresters at Kingstown at 9.30 pm and their assembly at the town hall square. There two day's rations were issues to each man and 'a hand cart commandeered to carry 4000 rounds of ammunition and surplus rations'. At 1am in the they moved off and arrived an hour later at 'an Industrial School for boys 11/2 miles from Kingstown'. He further notes that 'the whole Battn were allowed to use the dining room and the school room to sleep'. [Source: Mick O'Farrell, The 1916 Diaries of an Irish Rebel and a British Soldier, Cork, Mercier, 2014] Youtube video - Samuel Henry Lomas account 25th April 1916 David Quin has been working hard on the production of 7 animated collages, featuring stopmotion, CGI, documents and interviews.
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