Where’s Where in Dublin: A directory of historic locations, 1913-1923.

Author: Joseph E.A. Connell, Jr.

This Directory was published by Dublin City Council to mark the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Rising and lists historic locations in Dublin on a street-by-street basis, describing the events which occurred in each during the tumultuous decade from the 1913 Lock-Out until the end of the Irish Civil War.  The author Joe Connell has catalogued the many sites of historic interest in Dublin and has used his knowledge over many years to guide visitors on the 1916 Rebellion walking tours.

Where's Where Publications Details

Eyewitness account 1916 Rising from Dublin City Archives

This previously unpublished eyewitness account of the 1916 Rising was written by Joshua C. Manly, who held the post of Town Clerk to the Pembroke Urban District Council, a position approximating to the modern Chief Executive. The Pembroke Council was a small local authority, independent of Dublin City, which had responsibility for the south Dublin suburbs of Ballsbridge, Donnybrook, Irishtown, Ringsend and Sandymount, along with parts of Milltown. The Council’s headquarters was at the Town Hall, Ballsbridge, but it also owned premises at 18 Merrion Road (the Rate-Collector’s Office); the Pembroke Technical Schools at Shelbourne Road and Ringsend; and the Electricity Works at Londonbridge Road. Each of these premises would be affected by the 1916 Rising.

Manly’s account was written in the week beginning Monday 15 May 1916 to outline to his employers, the members of Pembroke Urban District Council, the progress of the Rising in the district and the measures taken by him and his staff to ameliorate matters. It was almost certainly generated from his own contemporaneous notes but the finished version was typed on foolscap sheets and inserted into the Minutes of the Pembroke Urban District Council, giving it official status.

1916 Rising Eye-Witness Account