Easter Rising The Bloodiest Battle Part 1

Directed and edited by Marcus Howard. The battle at Mount Street is seen as one of the bloodiest battles of the 1916 Easter Rising. Historians and authors Derek Molyneux and Darren Kelly take you through the battle step by step. Heroism and chivalry was displayed by both the Sherwood Foresters and the Irish Volunteers in this epic, bloody battle. Nearly half of the entire 1916 British casualties in the Easter Rising happened in the Mount Street area.This is the story of 13 men versus 1,600 British troops.
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"The Invincibles" performing "God Save Ireland"
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