Great image from Illustrated London News of the Dáil in session as it votes 64 to 57 to accept the Treaty 100 years ago today, 7 January 1922. Directly below the chandelier, a distraught Éamon de Valera can be seen with head in hands. pic.twitter.com/Y09gr2XEXe
— Cormac Moore (@cormacmoore) January 7, 2022
And well he might.
Meanwhile…
Via Pearse Museum
Mrs. Pearse (right) among female TDs denouncing the treaty…..
Name those TDs, anyone?
Jackie Healy-Bublé writes:
Here’s a little song and video I put together for the week that’s in it: If Pádraic Pearse rose up out of his grave today, what would he think of modern Ireland? And, more importantly, what would modern Ireland think of him?
Etc.
Feargal Purcell writes:
An Post’s new 70c stamp marking the centenary of Pádraig Pearse’s historic speech at the graveside of O’Donovan Rossa was today unveiled in Rosscarbery, Co Cork by John Whelpley, great-grandson of Jerimiah O’Donovan Rossa.
Designed by Red&Grey Design, the stamp features a graveside photograph of Pádraig from the Keogh Collection at the National Library and may be viewed or purchased at our website [link below], at main post offices and the GPO Dublin. A limited edition First Day Cover envelope is also available….
Fight!
Uncanny.
Niall O’Sioradain writes:
A Young Pádraig Pearse advertising Next in Blackrock, Co Dublin…
The ‘frail, wan and crazy’ look.
It’s next season’s quiff.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9gAhMw9MFw&feature=plcp
Black Bank Folk – “Brother”
A harmonious ‘not a rebel’ song by John Colbert & Jimmy Sheeran [Black Bank Folk] about the bond between Padraig Pearse and his younger brother Willie.
Coddle writes:
We are a newly launched Dublin based features website called Coddle.ie. Our first main feature involves Dublin band Black Bank Folk and their song Brother. which tells the tale of the two Pearse brothers, Padraig and Willie, and their involvement in the 1916 rising. We filmed the band performing in Saint Anne’s Park [Raheny, Dublin] a couple of weeks ago (above) and we have included some background to the song on the site. We think it is a great song that tells an incredible story and is well worth a look.
