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Barricade built during the Easter Rising of 1916.
The Easter Rising of 1916 came in the wake of World War I. As they did many times throughout history, the Irish took note of the British's need to divide their resources when fighting on the European mainland and decided to take advantage of the…
World War I Recruitment Poster
This recruitment poster specifically catered to Irish men in an attempt to encourage volunteers to fight in World War I. Around 250,000 men from Ireland joined the British forces over the course of World War I. Many stayed behind, however, to use the…