Dublin photo exhibition a snapshot of 1916 Rising

A new exhibition in Dublin highlights the key events and locations of 1916 as caught on camera.

The National Library of Ireland (NLI)’s National Photographic Archive exhibition Rising draws on some of the most important collections of photographs at the National Library.

It includes images from the Keogh Collection, the Independent Newspapers (Ireland) Collection, and newly-digitised photographs from the de Valera Collection,as well as various 1916 albums. It consists of 60 photographs, including large-scale images emphasising the Rising’s impact on Dublin city centre. The images are enhanced by audio recordings from selected letters and diaries detailing first-hand accounts of the Rising.