Martial Law Proclamation from Dublin

Martial Law Proclamation from Dublin

May 26, 1916

The Lords Justices General and General Governors of Ireland

Richard R. Cherry

J. O. Wylie

This proclamation of martial law was posted closely following the events of the bloody Easter Rising of 1916. This order was issued from the Castle of Dublin, the basic headquarters of the British presence in Ireland. This proclamation is a strong example of just how incredibly tense relations with the British government became, unsurprisingly, in these days leading up to the War of Independence. Internally, the question of Irish identity was debatable enough, and this outside pressure of the British crown and its commandeering presence in Irish politics and life only further confused the issue. "Loyalists" to the crown were well-recognized and present as they had been from the earlier days of the British colonization of Ireland, but in 1916 the seams started to tear. The tensions left over from the coming War of Independence would send Ireland into another bout of war, however, much like the days of ancient Ireland, this war would be internal.

English

Tierney, Mark, and Margaret MacCurtain. The Birth of Modern Ireland. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan, 1969. Print.

Politics

Adelyn Gillon

Tierney, Mark, and Margaret MacCurtain. The Birth of Modern Ireland. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan, 1969. Print.