Gates to the Upper Yard of Dublin Castle where Constable James O’Brien was killed on Easter Monday

1916

National Library of Ireland
Dublin, Ireland

Constable James O’Brien of the Dublin Metropolitan Police was unarmed. He was shot dead as he tried to close the gates to the Upper Yard of Dublin Castle. Constable O’Brien was the first fatality of the 1916 Rising. From Dublin and the “Sinn Féin” Rising, published by Wilson Hartnell & Co., 1916.

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Title: Gates to the Upper Yard of Dublin Castle where Constable James O’Brien was killed on Easter Monday
Date: 1916
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Subject Keywords: Easter Rising

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