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On the 12th of May, 1916, Seán MacDiarmada and James Connolly were executed by firing squad. They were the last two men executed in Kilmainham Gaol. Connolly was treated for his wounds in Dublin Castle. The image is of James Connolly’s birth certificate printing block.

#OTD Anna Parnell, younger sister of Charles Stewart Parnell, was born. Throughout her life she fought for the rights of women and poor Irish tenant farmers. She set up the Ladies' Land League to help arrange funds for the Land League in 1880.

#OTD in 1784, an independent Irish Post office is established. The year previous the GPO is moved to a building just opposite the Parliament on College Green, where it would stay until a brand new GPO was built on the new Sackville Street.

Celebrate the contributions of the LGBTQ+ community to Ireland’s fight for independence and the ten-year anniversary of marriage equality with us in the GPO for Dublin Pride! Booking is essential as availability is limited.

Fianna Fáil was formed by Éamon de Valera after splitting from Sinn Fein. Other founders included Countess Markievicz and Seán Lemass. The first meeting was held in the La Scala theatre, later renamed the Capitol. It was on Prince’s street, beside the GPO.

The 24th of May marks the anniversary of the end of the Irish Civil War. Join us at the GPO Museum for this special guided tour to commemorate this devastating conflict. Booking is essential as availability is limited. Tickets can be purchased on our website.

Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. To commemorate this day, we have written a short post about the homophobia faced by Roger Casement during his trial in 1916. It can be found on our other social media pages.

In case you missed it, our amazing guide Caitriona was featured on NewstalkFM yesterday, promoting our Pride Tour. Tune in to hear about some our queer revolutionaries. We thank the Newstalk team for this opportunity!

Join us for a week of special tours! Celebrate 10 years of marriage equality with our Pride Tours, commemorate the end of the Civil War, and join us for our Rebel Rising. Tickets can be booked on our website gpomuseum.ie/whats-on/

On May 20th 1932 Amelia Earhart, aviator and trail-blazer, landed in Ballyarnett, just outside of Derry. Due to bad weather and mechanical issues she had to divert. Earhart had completed her flight in 15 hours, the fastest flight time across the Atlantic by that point.

#otd Mary Robinson, the first female president of Ireland, and High Commissioner for Human Rights in the UN, was born.

Eva Gore-Booth, sister of Constance Markievicz, was born on the 22nd of May 1870 in Lissadell Hall, co. Sligo. She and her partner Esther Roper were involved in mobilising members of the British working class and were committed suffragists. Eva was also a dramatist and poet.

The 1798 Rebellion was the last major armed resistance against Britain in Ireland until the 1916 Easter Rising. It’s organisers were the United Irishmen, people like Theobald Wolfe Tone, Henry Joy McCracken, and Lord Edward Fitzgerald.

#otd Frank Aiken, replacing Liam Lynch as chief of staff for the IRA, issued the order to dump arms and surrender. The Irish Civil War was a period of 11 months which saw intense fighting and 77 executions perpetrated by the Irish Free State.

Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, was born today. She was a suffragist, political activist and TD. In the 1920s she was heavily critical of the Irish Free State and its treatment of women.

Join us at the GPO Museum for Bloomsday Festival. On 14th June we will be holding a number of talks on Dublin in the time of James Joyce, exploring elements of the city that would have inspired and, at times, maddened the writer, particularly in the early 20th century.

Nowadays if you want to go up to Howth, you can take a scenic train journey. In 1901, however, you could take the tram. The Howth tram was a double decker, with an open top (no doubt to see the views). It took its final journey #onthisday in 1958.

#otd in 1906, the Irish nationalist and founder of the National Land League, Michael Davitt, passed away aged 60.

Today marks the anniversary of the North Strand Bombing. A German plane was spotted over Dublin, before dropping four bombs. One hit the North Strand, destroying 300 homes, injuring 90 people and killing 28, including the entire Brown family.