Saving 16 Moore Str - the Last HQ for GPO Insurgents (photos)

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Tuesday April 29, 2003 14:37

by redjade

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An Taisce

16 Moore Street Press Conference
28 April 2003

http://www.antaisce.org

Photos:

Press Conference
some in picture: Donncha OMathuna (National Graves Association), Ruadhan Mac Eion (An Taisce), Tim Pat Coogan (Journalist), David Edwards (UCC), Ian Lumley (An Taisce) and others...

16 Moore Street:
a) Photo of the building
b) Old plaque, raised above and nearly impossible to read from sidewalk (reportedly, there was a heritage plaque placed at street level commemorating the site, but was taken down over a year ago and shortly after Dublin Council decided the building had insufficiet historical value to be save from demolition)

An Taisce Press Release on 16 Moore Str Building
http://www.antaisce.org/press/index.html?id=152

An Taisce Press Release on Dúchas Break-up
http://www.antaisce.org/press/index.html?id=136

from National Graves Association press release:

'' On the 23rd of April 1916 some 150 insurgents took over the G.P.O. in Dublin. Most of the leaders were present as Patrick Pearse read out the Proclamation. The men and women in the G.P.O. fought without pause or sleep for five days and five nights. Ravaged by sniper fire, machine guns, 9lb guns from Trinity College and 18lb shells from the gunboat, the Helga. The Insurgents were forced to abandon the G.P.O. on Friday, 28th of April and set up headquarters at 16 Moore Street.''

in the news...

Call for house with 1916 associations to be saved
http://www.rte.ie/news/2003/0428/moorestreet.html

Campaign to preserve 'Ireland's alamo'
http://breaking.examiner.ie/2003/04/28/story97058.html

An Taisce seeks protection of 1916 Rising site
http://breakingnews.iol.ie/news/story.asp?j=68487648&p=68488354

Fight for Easter Rising site
http://u.tv/newsroom/indepth.asp?id=31625&pt=n

Also...

Speech by the Taoiseach, Mr. Bertie Ahern, T.D.,
at the Annual Fianna Fáil 1916 Commemoration, Arbour Hill.
http://www.fiannafail.ie/soapbox.php4?id=1489