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In
the
aermath
of
the
1916
Easter
Rising,
Dublin
city
lay
in
ruins.
Aer
a
series
of
court
martials,
the
seven
signatories
of
the
proclamation
as
well
as
prominent
Republican
Commanders
were
sentenced
to
death
and
executed
by
firing
squad,
many
of
them
in
the
stone
breakers'
yard
of
Kilmainham
Gaol.
Others
were
sentenced
to
be
deported.
e
ranks
and
file
of
the
Irish
Volunteers,
having
already
been
processed
at
Richmond
Barracks,
were
marched
through
the
streets
of
Dublin
to
the
docks.
ey
were
guarded
by
soldiers
from
the
Royal
Dublin
Fusiliers.
e
atmosphere
in
the
city
had
changed
dramatically.
Instead
of
hostile
crowds
threatening
the
prisoners,
they
now
received
cheers
and
encouragement
from
those
that
thronged
the
city
streets
as
the
men
marched
by.
The
University
of
A
crucifix
in
Kilmainham
Gaol,
marking
the
execution
spot
of
James
Connolly
Revolution
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