The GPO Garrison Easter Week 1916: A Biographical Dictionary
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The proceedings of Easter week are well known but little is known of the men and women who formed the garrison. Jimmy Wren has now filled that lacuna with the results of some thirty years of intensive research.
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The proceedings of Easter week are well known but little is known of the men and women who formed the garrison. Jimmy Wren has now filled that lacuna with the results of some thirty years of intensive research. He is well-qualified to chronicle the lives of these brave young men and women. His father, James, and cousins Paddy and Tommy Mahon, were members of the GPO garrison.
A native Dubliner, he has spent his life researching the city's history. Apart from oral sources and the reminiscences of people he knew from his childhood he has trawled the newspapers searching diligently for obituaries of the forgotten people. Many, but not all, signed the Roll of Honour in the 1930s. The Bureau of Military History was an invaluable source, although not everyone who was in the garrison came forward to record their roles. The recent release of the Service Pension Records has added new people to his list.
Additional information
| Weight | 1001 g |
|---|---|
| Book_author | Wren, Jimmy |
| Publisher | Geography Publications |
| Imprint | Linacre Centre |
| Cover | Hardback |
| Pages | 500 |
| Language | English |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
