Pictures and papers of the Rising bring the people and context to life

The arrests and internment without trial of hundreds of Irish men in May 1916, together with the leaders’ executions, saw the public mood swiftly change after the Rising. Niall Murray examines a family archive of papers and photographs that shows the effects of these arrests

Photo of Mark Wickham & Volunteers enrolment card

On June 3, 1914, like hundreds of young Cork men had done before him, Mark Wickham from Merchant’s Quay signed up to the Irish Volunteers in the city.