#OnThisDay in 1847, Daniel O’Connell, ‘the Liberator’, died in Genoa, Italy. O’Connell, most famous for leading the Catholic Emancipation movement in the 1820s, dedicated his life to political and social activism not only for Ireland, but for the world.
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Join us on #InternationalMuseumDay for a brand new tour and talk! See our website for further details #gpomuseum #gpowitnesshistory

Yesterday in 1916, Sean MacDiarmada and James Connolly were executed. The last of the rebel leaders to be executed, their deaths galvanised public opinion against the British government and enabled revolutionary sentiment to grow.

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Today’s book recommendation is Derek Molyneux and Darren Kelly’s ‘Those of Us Who Must Die’, which offers a more in-depth look at the executions and the impact they had on sentiment in Ireland.
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#OnThisDay in 1916, Thomas Kent, leading member of the Irish Volunteers in Cork, was arrested following the Rising and executed for his role in a gunbattle that killed a police officer. Such events show how the Rising had direct impacts across Ireland #irishhistory

#OnThisDay in 1916, four more leaders of the 1916 Rising were executed – Joseph Plunkett, Edward ‘Ned’ Daly, Michael O’Hanrahan, and William Pearse. Public opinion would continue to swing in behind the rebels as a result.

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#OnThisDay in 1916, three of the seven signatories of the Proclamation of the Provisional Government and leaders of the 1916 Rising are executed – Thomas Clarke, Thomas MacDonagh, and Patrick Pearse. The continuation of executions would galvanise public support for the rebels.

#OnThisDay in 1882, Charles Stewart Parnell was released from Kilmainham Gaol following the so-called ‘Kilmainham Treaty’. The British government promised to alleviate rent arrears in Ireland and Parnell denounced political violence, winning him much support.

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This month at the GPO Museum we have some exciting guided tours planned!

Join us on 18 May to celebrate International Museum Day

On 25 and 27 May for a tour commemorating the Irish Civil War, the effects of which are still felt today.

Tickets: anpost.com/Witness-histor…

Today marks the start of summer in Ireland (at least on paper!)

In ancient times, a great bonfire would be lit atop the Hill of Uisneach in Westmeath to mark the coming of warmer weather. Let’s hope that happens soon!

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This week we had the honour of promoting our award winning museum on the Tourism Ireland 'Best of Ireland' sales mission. We had very productive meetings with travel agents and media in to the US cities of Cleveland, Cincinnati, Minneapolis St Paul and Chicago.

#Celebrate International Museum Day at the GPO Museum with a special guided tour showcasing the ways in which museums encourage people of all ages to engage with the past.

Tickets: anpost.com/Witness-histor…

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#Onthisday in 1938 the Anglo-Irish Trade Agreement was signed, its principle goal was to end the economic war which had begun in 1933. It contained a 10 million pound payoff by the Irish government, the secession of the Treaty Ports to Ireland, and ended the 20% import tariff

#OnThisDay in 1916, members of the Irish Volunteers, Cumann na mBan, and Irish Citizen’s Army, under the directive and planning of the IRB, struck out against British rule in Ireland in the hopes of creating an independant Irish Republic
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#OnThisDay in 1918, a one-day general strike was carried out by Irish labour movements. This strike was part of a wider anti-conscription movement in Ireland, which included trade unionists, nationalists, republicans, and clergymen of the Catholic Church
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#OnThisDay in 1916, Eoin MacNeill issued orders to cancel a planned uprising by the Irish Volunteers. Other leaders within the organization and the secretive IRB still believed in the prospect of a rebellion, leading to the confusion that precipitated the #1916EasterRising

#Onthisday in 1954 the last execution conducted in the Republic of Ireland was carried out. In Mountjoy prison, 25-year-old Michael Manning was executed for the murder of 65 year old Catherine Cooper. The death penalty in Ireland was abolished 10 years later
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This week 14 tourism businesses were awarded Fáilte Ireland's Employer Excellence Awards at a ceremony in Kilkenny.

The awards ceremony celebrated businesses who have demonstrated their commitment to making the tourism industry an appealing and rewarding place to work through