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Description
Unique, previously unseen documents of the 1916 Rising. A fascinating story from behind the barricades and from Frongoch.
The recently discovered Stanley collection of records provides an unprecedented insight into Ireland’s struggle for independence.
Joe Stanley was a young printer/publisher who flouted the laws suppressing free speech under the very noses of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, and whose crucial role came during the Easter Rising. As the fires burned and the rifles cracked around the GPO, he acted as Pearse’s press agent, getting word out that Ireland was rebelling once again.
Numerous iconic documents passed through his hands, and many have survived, the most significant being reproduced here for the first time, including transcripts hand-written by Pearse in the GPO – the very first documents of the Provisional Irish Government. Joe Stanley was imprisoned after the Rising in Frongoch internment camp, where, as Games Secretary, he recorded the many impressive athletic achievements of Michael Collins in details which are published here for the first time. |
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