Councils dispute ownership of diaries belonging to leading Rising figure Roger Casement

A row has broken out between two local authorities over which should have ownership of the diaries of one of the leading figures of the 1916 Rising.

Councils dispute ownership of diaries belonging to leading Rising figure Roger Casement
Wed, 03 Aug, 2016 - 01:00
Sarah Slater

Today marks 100 years since the execution of Roger Casement and now Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council and Dublin City Council have independently filed motions for his priceless diaries to be returned to Dublin from the UK.

The anniversary of his execution will be marked at the Garden of Remembrance and Deansgrange Cemetery.

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