Dublin City Council and the 1916 Rising


John Gibney, editor

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May 2016. 336pp; colour illustrations.

Foreword
Críona Ní Dhálaigh, Lord Mayor of Dublin

Editor's introduction: Dublin's Rising 1916
John Gibney


Part I: Dublin City Council, the Elected Members and the 1916 Rising

The politics of Dublin City Council and the 1916 Rising
Pádraig Yeates

Councillor Richard O'Carroll, Councillor William Partridge, the Labour Party and the 1916 Rising
Lawrence W. White

Alderman Tom Kelly
Sheila Carden

Patriot and Man of Peace: Laurence O'Neill (1864–1943), Lord Mayor of Dublin, 1917–24
Thomas J. Morrissey SJ

William Thomas Cosgrave
Anthony J. Jordan

Part II: Dublin Corporation Employees and Institutions in the 1916 Rising

Henry (Harry) Nicholls (1889–1975): assistant city engineer and republican revolutionary
Martin Maguire

Under the starry plough: the City Hall garrison
Conor McNamara

Éamonn Ceannt: Dublin Corporation employee, trade unionist and the 1916 Rising
Shay Cody

John MacBride: the making of the major
Donal Fallon

Siege mentalities: the occupation of Jacob's factory, Easter 1916
Séamas Ó Maitiú

Dublin Public Libraries and the 1916 Rising
Evelyn Conway

Three Castles burning: Dublin Fire Brigade and the 1916 Rising
Las Fallon

Dublin Corporation employees involved in the 1916 Rising: with biographical notes
David Flood