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POSTCARDS: EASTER 1916 SET 3
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After the Insurrection - Interior General Post Office Dublin
British soldiers survey the damage inside the GPO. The remains of a bicycle can be seen in the foreground.
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Sinn Fein Rebellion 1916
Corner of Sackville Street, Dublin
Onlookers gather to view the incredible scenes of destruction in the very centre of Dublin. (The Rebels had wondered whether the British would actually bomb a British city and destroy property in an attempt to quell the rising...) This shot was taken from O'Connell Bridge looking north.
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Sackville Street, Dublin (Earl Street Corner) after the bombardment.
The Easter Rebellion left the centre of Dublin devastated. Many structures damaged by bombs and fire needed to be demolished to make way for the subsequent rebuilding.
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