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1916: how the executions were sorted?... and its implications

ZagreusSpears · 2015-04-18 01:09:45

Some sources say that they were random. Others say that some figures were chosen first because of some of the officials grudges. Like Willie Pearse was not a figurehead to be chosen for the second day. The public was not shocked til Conolly was executed. If Conolly was the first, would it make a difference? or if he was…

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18-04-2015 2:09am

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ZagreusSpears

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Some sources say that they were random.
Others say that some figures were chosen first because of some of the officials grudges.
Like Willie Pearse was not a figurehead to be chosen for the second day.

The public was not shocked til Conolly was executed.
If Conolly was the first, would it make a difference?
or if he was last? would De Valera and Michael Collins be executed first?

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#2 18-04-2015 2:28pm
ProudDUB

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Is this for a school/college history project?

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#3 18-04-2015 2:49pm
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Kilmainham goal does a tour and the executions are a part of it.

Also has a reasonably priced cafe.

Their wiki page url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilmainham_Gaol[/url

Their website is here url]http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/kilmainhamgaol/[/url
Indicates there's a bit of building works on at the moment so some areas might not be accessible.

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