Final Letter Of P.H Pearse. To His Mother 🇮🇪☘👇🏻 3rd of May, 1916.

My Dearest Mother,
I have been hoping up to this that it would be possible to see you again, but it does not seem possible.

Good-bye dear, dear mother, through you I say good-bye to Woo-woo,Mary,Bridget, Cousin Maggie, Miss Byrne, Micheal and everyone at St. Enda's.

I hope and believe that Willie and all the St. Enda's boys will be safe. I have written two papers about my books which I want you to get, with them are a few poems which I want added to my M.S. in the larger book case. You asked me to write a little poem which would have seemed to be said by you about me. I have written one copy which is at Arbour Hill Bks. With other papers,
and Father Aloysius is taking charge of a copy of it.
I have just recieved Holy Communion, and I am happy except for the grief of parting from you. This is a death I would have asked for if God had given me the choice of a death —A SOLDIER'S DEATH FOR IRELAND AND LIBERTY—

We have done right mother, People will say hard things of us now, but later on they will praise us. Do not grieve mother but think of it as a sacrifice which God asked of you and me.

Good-bye, Dear mother again good-bye, May God bless you for your great love for me and your faith, May He remember all you have suffered. I hope soon to meet papa, and in a little time we will all be together again, mother,Woo-woo,Willie,Bridget and all Good-bye.

I have not words to tell you of my great love for you all and though my heart yearns for you all mother, I will call you in my heart at the last moment.

Your own son,

P at. (Picture as seen above: 'Blessing of the Tricolour', by Sir John Lavery)

"Our spirit is... to show ourselves eager to work for, and if need be, to die for the Irish Republic, Facing our enemy we must declare an attitude simply... we ask for no mercy and we will make no compromise."

- Terence MacSwiney
(Lord Mayor Of Cork)

"Thank God I have been in the big push for the motherland, I think there could be no more sacred calling...I continually think of our dead comrades and the glorious cause we fight for."

- General Liam Lynch

Green Pilled 🇮🇪☘

Beannachtaí na cásca daoibh go léir! Ar an lá seo cuimhnímid ar Íosa Críost agus ár tírghrá marbh 1916 ar son na hÉireann.

Oscar Traynor on the 29th of June 1922 at the beginning of the Battle of Dublin (28th of June - 5th of July 1922) Lead Anti Treaty members of the 1st Dublin Brigade to occupy O'Connell street in order to help the Four Courts garrison. His men also took up positions in York Street, South Circular Road, Capel Street, Parnell Square and Dolphins Barn.

"God has made Ireland a nation, and while grass grows and water runs, there will be men willing to dare and die for her. It is that National Spirit that will yet vindicate our glorious and not the petty intrigues of parliamentary chicane."

- Bishop Edward Thomas O'Dwyer of Limerick.

(22nd of January 1842 to the 19th of August 1917)

On February 11th 1921, Simon Donnelly arrived as a prisoner to Kilmainham Gaol after being arrested the previous day. Three days later, on 14 February, he joined Ernie O'Malley and Frank Teeling in escaping from the Gaol.

This is Donnelly some years after the war visiting the Gaol.

An Ailtirí Na hAiséirghe leaflet during the 40s/50s.

Lieutenant Martin Savage.
12th of October 1897 till the 19th of December 1919.

Savage first joined the Volunteers in 1915 and took part in the 1916 Easter Rising as an 18 year old. He was then captured by British Forces and imprisoned in Richmond Barracks. When Savage was released he returned to Dublin to again take part in Paramilitary activities and became a Lieutenant in the 2nd Battalion of the Dublin Brigade.

Lt Savage was known as shy, Slim built, handsome lad from Sligo who was popular and trusted amongst the likes of Dan Breen, Seán Treacy and Seán Hogan.

During Lord Frenchs ambush and subsequent death of Lt Savage after a heavy gun battle, Lt Savage was shot in the neck, As he was dying in the arms of Dan Breen he is to have said to Breen, "I'm done, But carry on..."

All For Ireland, Or Nothing At All.

"Ireland unarmed will attain just as much freedom as it is convenient for England to give her, Ireland armed will attain just as much freedom as she wants"

- P.H Pearse (November 1913)