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1916 in Colour 16 images Created 5 Apr 2017

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  • Sackville St was the main thoroughfare of Dublin's north inner city. Originally laid out as a mall in the eighteenth century, it was renamed to O'Connell St in the 1920s. (Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection) Colourised by Tom Marshall (PhotograFix).
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  • The ruins of the premises of the 'Freeman's Journal', located between Princes St and Abbey St, after it was destroyed by fire during the 1916 Rising. The side wall of the GPO can be seen on the right. They later became the location for the Irish Independent. (Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection) Colourised by Tom Marshall (PhotograFix).
    8 Freeman Press and Telegraph Colour.jpg
  • Members of Dublin Fire Brigade working in an unidentified building after the Rising. (Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection) Colourised by Tom Marshall (PhotograFix).
    6 Dublin Firemen Colour.jpg
  • The ruins of the General Post Office (GPO) on Sackville (O'Connell) St. Having been reopened after extensive renovations some weeks prior to the Easter Rising, it was used as the headquarters garrison and was destroyed by fires. The outer walls remained intact and the GPO repoened in 1929. (Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection) Colourised by Tom Marshall (PhotograFix).
    7 RuinsGPO Colour.jpg
  • Ruined buildings, possibly on Henry St. (Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection) Colourised by Tom Marshall (PhotograFix).
    9 Ruins Colour.jpg
  • The ruins of Wynn's Hotel on Lower Abbey St after it was destroyed by fire during the Rising. In 1914 it had hosted one of the inaugural meetings of the Irish Volunteers. (Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection) Colourised by Tom Marshall (PhotograFix).
    11 RuinsWynnsHotel Colour.jpg
  • The ruins of the Dublin Bread Company premises on the east side of Lower Sackville (O'Connell) St. It, along with all of the other premises located on this section of the street, was destroyed by fires during the Rising. (Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection) Colourised by Tom Marshall (PhotograFix).
    10 RuinsDublinBreadCo Colour.jpg
  • Interior shot of the ruins of the Metropole Hotel at the junction of Sackville (O'Connell) St and Princes St. The GPO is visible to the left and Nelsons Pillar is visible in the background.<br />
(Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection) Colourised by Tom Marshall (PhotograFix).
    12 Metropole Hotel Colour.jpg
  • Ruined buildings after the Rising, possibly Henry St. (Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection) Colourised by Tom Marshall (PhotograFix).
    13 Dublin Ruins Colour.jpg
  • O'Connell Bridge and Sackville (O'Connell) St, showing the aftermath of the 1916 Rising. (Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection) Colourised by Tom Marshall (PhotograFix).
    14 OConnellBridgeCrowds Colour.jpg
  • Republican prisoners on Bachelors Walk being marched to detention after the Rising. (Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection) Colourised by Tom Marshall (PhotograFix).
    15 PrisonersBachelorsWalk Colour.jpg
  • A crowd outside the city dispensary on Castle St waiting for bread supplies, 1916. The gates of Christ Church Cathedral can be seen at the top of the picture. (Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection) Colourised by Tom Marshall (PhotograFix).
    16 Food Queues Colour.jpg
  • Eoin MacNeill (3rd from right) and members of the Irish Volunteers. Originally from Antrim and a Professor of History at UCD, MacNeill had led the public call for the formation of the Volunteers in 1913 and continued to lead them after they had split in late 1914. Note the belt buckles, which members usually wore as a cheaper alternative to uniforms. (Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection) Colourised by Tom Marshall (PhotograFix).
    4 Irish Volunteers Colour.jpg
  • Irish Parliamentary Party leader John Redmond addresses a mass rally, c. 1912-15. Location unknown. (Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection) Colourised by Tom Marshall (PhotograFix).
    1RedmondMeeting Colour.jpg
  • Irish Parliamentary Party leader John Redmond presents a flag to a kneeling volunteer at a rally of the Redmondite Irish National Volunteers c. 1914-15. Location unknown. (Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection) Colourised by Tom Marshall (PhotograFix).
    RedmondVolunteers Colour.jpg
  • A rally of the Irish National Volunteers in Athenry, Galway. This photo was taken on 29 June 1914 and appeared in the Sunday Independent on 5 July 1914. The original caption from 5 July 1914 was "View of main section of the massed drill display by 2,200 Irish National Volunteers of Co. Galway assembled in Sports Field. Athenry." (Part of the Independent Newspapers Ireland/NLI Collection) Colourised by Tom Marshall (PhotograFix).
    VolsonParadeBeforeHowthGunRunning Co...jpg