The Story of Winifred Carney

The story of Winifred Carney 9 781910 341056 Key Stage Two Learning Resource GLOSSARY Cumann na mBan St. Stephen’s Green An auxiliary women’s organisation Rebels, including Countess Constance that supported the work of the Markievicz, took control of a Irish Volunteers. Branches of the number of positions in the large organisation were set up across park near the centre of Dublin. Ireland from 1914. During the Easter They spent time digging trenches Rising, women of the Cumann na to secure their position but came couriers and gathered rations and the surrounding buildings. supplies for the men across the city. Some of the women were also Patrick Pearse Pearse was one of the most James Connolly Rising. He served as the Irish Connolly was involved in socialism Volunteers’ Director of Military and fought for the rights of Organisation and took charge in workers, setting up the Irish reading aloud the proclamation Labour Party in 1912. While working from the steps of the GPO on in Belfast he met Winifred Carney Easter Monday. Accompanied by who became his personal secretary. Nurse Elizabeth O’Farrell, he surrendered to British forces The Aud on Saturday, April 29. Irish men visited Germany in order Moore Street to secure guns and ammunition that could be used during the Easter As the GPO came under heavy attack Rising. The supplies were arranged from British forces, the leaders of to make their way to Ireland the Easter Rising ordered that the on board a ship called ‘The Aud’. building be evacuated. The rebels British forces tracked the vessel, made their way to a house in Moore however, and the captain sunk the Street from which they arranged ship off the coast of Cork with their surrender to the British the the loss of all the cargo. following day. GPO Kilmainham Jail Many of the rebels involved in the Easter Rising, including the seven men who had signed headquarters for the leaders of the the Proclamation, were held at Easter Rising. Kilmainham Jail and executed following the battle. EASTER RISING Background... Back in Ireland, a small group 2 Irish Republican Brotherhood In 1916, all of 1 Ireland was under British forces in Ireland. A secret British rule. Military Council, including key men Previous attempts to such as Patrick Pearse and James secure Irish independence Connolly, was appointed to prepare had proven unsuccessful. the rebellion. The First World War had broken out in 1914 and Great Britain sent its forces, including a large number The rising was planned for Easter against Germany in Europe. 3 Sunday, April 23, 1916. Weapons were due to arrive in Ireland from Germany before the Organisers of the rising uprising on a ship called 4 decided to postpone their plans ‘The Aud’. However, British for 24 hours. Then, on Easter forces tracked the ship Monday, April 24, 1916, Patrick Pearse and the captain was forced read out a proclamation on the steps to sink his vessel off the coast of Cork with the Dublin to signal the start of battle. loss of all the weapons. Throughout the British forces were drafted week, women into Dublin over the 6 played a large 5 following days to deal with part in assisting the attacking rebels. The city centre soon resembled a war zone of Cumann na mBan, the and as the battle progressed, British women’s equivalent of the forces began to use heavy artillery. Irish Volunteers, carried orders, messages, food and supplies across the city. On Friday, April 28, 1916, In the aftermath, 14 leaders of the Easter Rising were 7 taken control of the GPO, the 8 leaders of the Rising ordered Kilmainham Jail in Dublin. that the building should be evacuated The Rising had little popular as it came under heavy attack. Early support in Ireland, but the on Saturday, April 29, with the execution of the rebel leaders led military situation desperate, the to sympathy for their objectives. rebels decided to surrender. .

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