Bullet in the brick: Murder of Sheehy-Skeffington

Until 1916, this half brick formed part of the wall at Portobello Barracks, now Cathal Brugha Barracks, in Rathmines.

Embedded in it is a bullet shot by the firing squad which executed Francis Sheehy-Skeffington on the order of British Army officer Captain John Bowen-Colthurst.

Journalist Francis Sheehy-Skeffington was a nationalist and committed pacifist. When the Rising broke out he went to the city centre to appeal for calm.