A 1916 Diary – The Irish Revolution

In the News

Each week throughout the Centenary Commemorations in 2016, we looked back at what was “in the news” the same week 100 years ago – as reported in the Cork Examiner in 1916.

January

9-15

16-22

23-29

30-5

February

6-13

14-20

21-27

28-5

March

April

Easter

April 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

May 22-28

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Not in the News

We also took a look behind the scenes at how the Rising was being planned and what we know about those involved. Many of the main players featured regularly in newspapers of the time, but the majority of their activities did not make it into the news. These details are only now known from information held in archives.

January

9-15

16-22

23-29

30-5

February

March

April

SOURCES:

The Irish Examiner newspaper archive. Click HERE to find out how you can carry out your own search

Dublin Metropolitan Police ‘Movement of Extremists’ files in the National Archives of Ireland (available online: www.nationalarchives.ie)

Bureau of Military History witness statements and Military Archives timeline (both online – www.militaryarchives.ie)

RIC Inspector General and County Inspector reports (University College Cork special collections)