Half Day Galway 1916 Rising Tour

On Easter Monday, 24th April, 1916, Pádraig Pearse read the Proclamation of the Irish Republic outside the General Post Office in Dublin. Although it was planned as a national event, due to confusion around countermanding orders, the 1916 rising was confined to the streets of Dublin where about 1, 500 Irish Volunteers and Irish Citizen Army, assisted by Cumann na mBan, occupied key locations around the capital. The largest uprising outside of Dublin, however, was in the West; in County Galway, Liam Mellows led hundreds of Volunteers in a Rising in the east of the county, which lasted from Tuesday, 25th April to Saturday, 29th April, 1916. Join me, your local Irish guide and see our turbulent early 20th century come back to life. As always, the tour can be customized upon request.

1. Killeeneen Easter Tuesday Morning, 1916. The starting point of the 1916 Rising in Galway. Early on Tuesday, 25th April, 2. Clarinbridge (former RIC barracks) 7. 20AM to 10. 38 AM. First military action of the Rising in Galway. 3. Oranmore After midday. Joe Howley, Captain of the Oranmore Volunteers, led an attack on the RIC barracks. An attempt was made to mine the bridge. 4. Carnmore cross 5 AM to 5. 30 AM, Wednesday. The only fatal casualty of the 1916 Rising in Galway occurred. (Castlegar Monument, erected 1951) Pedestal previously part of Lord Dunkellin statue in Eyre Square (1873 - 1922). 5. Model Farm, Athenry Tuesday, Wednesday. Occupied by approximately 500 Volunteers. 6. Moyode Castle Wednesday to Friday. Liam Mellows and the Volunteers abandoned the Model Farm to retreat to Moyode Castle (Persse estate, owned by Lady Ardilaun). 7. Limepark House Friday, Saturday. Approximately 150 to 300 Volunteers. Here, a decision to disband was made and ended the 1916 Rising in County Galway.