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Robin Mary Heaney

Save Dublin’s Moore Street – Last Battlefield of 1916 Rising

By Robin Mary Heaney, Guest Blogger
February 13, 2012

February 13, 2012 by 20 Comments

The last battlefield of the 1916 Rising's heroes must be preserved. Moore Street, Dublin – for years the bustling site of flower markets and fruit sellers, but today the object of a fight to preserve Ireland’s heritage and the genesis of its nationhood. Sometimes called the “Alamo of Ireland,” the laneways and streets surrounding Moore Street are some of the most historic in … [Read more...] about Save Dublin’s Moore Street – Last Battlefield of 1916 Rising

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