EPISODE · Oct 9, 2015 · 12 MIN
016 - Seamus O'Kelly
from Stories From 1916 Podcast · host Stories From 1916 Podcast
Seamus O'Kelly, a doctor and close friend of Eoin MacNeill, was in a unique position in the lead up to Easter 1916. He witnessed first hand the attempts to convince MacNeill of the need for a rising, and the chaos caused by the countermanding order. Seamus O'Kelly's witness statement is read here by Rick Burn.
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Seamus O'Kelly, a doctor and close friend of Eoin MacNeill, was in a unique position in the lead up to Easter 1916. He witnessed first hand the attempts to convince MacNeill of the need for a rising, and the chaos caused by the countermanding order. Seamus O'Kelly's witness statement is read here by Rick Burn.
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