Easter Rising 1916 Records And Documents
Records and documents relating to Easter Week, 1916 are contained in the Military Service Pensions Collection. They belong to the files series catalogued under Membership and Organisation (IRA Nominal Rolls, Cumann na mBan, Fianna Éireann, Brigade Activity Reports). The following files have content relating to Easter Week 1916 or contain individual documents relating to the Rising.
IRA Nominal Rolls
- Irish Citizen Army (RO/10A)
- Easter Week Dublin Brigade General (RO/11)
- 1st Battalion Dublin Brigade. Easter Week (RO/12)
- 2nd Battalion Dublin Brigade Easter Week (RO/13)
- 3rd Battalion Dublin Brigade Easter Week (RO/14)
- 4th Battalion Dublin Brigade Easter Week (RO/15)
- 5th Battalion (Fingal) Dublin Brigade Easter Week (RO/16)
- 1st Brigade Headquarters file (RO/402)
- Tyrrellspass 1916 (RO/503B)
- Kimmage Garrison 1916 (RO/607)
- Manchester IRA (RO/608)
- Irish Citizen Army, Member’s Card
- List of ICA men complete with addresses, duration of service, Easter Rising Location
Cumann na mBan
- North Dublin/Fingal District Council (CMB/124)
- Dublin City District Council (CMB/126)
- North Wexford Brigade (CMB/131)
- General Headquarters (CMB/163)
- Black arm band with “C na mB” stitched, which subject claimed to have worn on the day of Terence McSweeney’s funeral. (MD8063 – Alice Burnes)
Fianna Eireann
- Dublin Brigade (FE/2)
- Fianna Eireann General Headquarters – Cover letter to Secretary of Military Service Pension Board dated 10 April 1935 (FE/2)
Brigade Activity Reports
- 1) Listing submitted by Kate Armstrong, former Branch President, Killeeneen Branch, Cumann na mBan, of some Cumann na mBan members active in County Galway during Easter Week 1916 (A/21/4/a)
