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photograph / Ballroom, Imperial Hotel, 1916
Postcard photograph. Irish Rebellion, May 1916. Interior of the Ballroom, Imperial Hotel, Sackville Street, Dublin, after the Siege. Photograph by the Daily Sketch. Used, 1917, addressed to Cathal McDowell of Ranelagh. Message reads 'Had a stay of some hours here. Hope you had a good night'.
flag / The Plough and the Stars
Flag of the Irish Citizen Army, 1914. 'The Starry Plough' or 'The Plough and the Stars'. Made in the first part of 1914. Stated by Sean O'Casey to have been made by the Dun Emer Guild The Irish Citizen Army flag was flown over the Imperial Hotel during the 1916 Rising. It was taken as a souvenir,...