GPO

On our second day, we were very busy visiting 3 interesting museums. The first was the GPO, General Post Office, one of the places used for mass gatherings of the populations. It was on this place where the rising of 1916 took place. This was the beginning of Irelands fight for independance from the British rule. It was ended by the British military force just a few days it started. 16 of the main caracters f the rising were executed in the week after. But it should not end here. After several years of civil war, Ireland became the Republic of Ireland in 1922.Read more