Revolutionaries – Where Are They Now?

By the time the 1926 Census was taken, Ireland had endured fifteen turbulent years thatreshaped the nation, from the 1916 Rising to the War of Independence and Civil War. In this episode, Liz Gillis speaks with Greg Walls, a historian and PhD candidate from Trinity College Dublin, to uncover where some of the revolution’s most recognisable figures found themselves after the creation of the Irish Free State. From Eamon de Valera and Kevin O’Higgins to Constance Markievicz, we explore how these Pro and Anti-Treaty leaders were living in 1926, the conditions they returned to, and how the census itself became, for some, a subtle act of protest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.