starting handle / The O'Rahilly, 1916

The O'Rahilly, 1916

The starting handle of The O'Rahilly's car. The starting handle of The O'Rahilly's green Ford Touring Car, which he drove to O'Connell Street on Easter Monday. Witnesses last saw the old car being used as a barricade in Princes' Street outside the General Post Office during the 1916 Rising.;

The O'Rahilly, 1916

Object Number:
HE:EWL.173

Institution:
NMI

Date:
1916

Creator:
Ford

Place of production:
Ireland

Collections:

Easter Week Collection

Exhibitions:

Proclaiming a Republic: The 1916 Rising

Subjects:

1916 Rising, Aftermath
1916 Rising, Combat
General Post Office