#RisingInTheUnion!

by Eoghan Brunkard on May 11th, 2016 - 1727 Views

Easter Week 1916 throughout the City   Easter Monday April 24th 11.00- 11.40am           Over 1,000 members of the Irish Volunteers, Irish Citizen Army and Cumann Na mBan assemble in various locations around Dublin.  They then occupy various strategic buildings in the city: General Post... 

by Gary Nolan on May 9th, 2016 - 2043 Views

The Fountain Resource Group proudly presents its 1916 Commemorative Movie “Rising in the Union” – This movie presents accounts of the action in the South Dublin Union and Marrowbone Lane Distillery and was on display in our Rising in the Union Exhibition. With Thanks to Gary Nolan,... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on May 9th, 2016 - 2393 Views

As requested by many visitors, the “Rising in the Union” exhibition will now go online.  In this installment, the historic context of the Rising is discussed. The Road to the Rising Part 1 An Uneasy Relationship with the Neighbouring Island The story of the Irish struggle for Independence... 

by Eoghan Brunkard on Apr 4th, 2016 - 2349 Views

After several months of work and a year of research, Fountain Resource Group’s “Rising In The Union”, an exhibition exploring the events of the 1916 Rising in the Dublin 8 area, as well as the fallout of the events on a national and international level was launched with a great aplomb! The... 

by FRG.ie Admin on Feb 18th, 2016 - 2607 Views

Fountain Resource Group and St James’ Church Presents                                                                                                                   “Rising in the Union!”   Exhibition starts April 1st...