1916 I Saw It All

Set in Bolands Bakery, in Dublins Grand Canal Dock, 1916 I Saw It All, tells the story of Mathew Farrelly, who is caught in the crossfire of the Easter Rebellion, with only his beloved bay mare to comfort him. Mathew is concerned about his mothers safety, being uncertain whether she is attending the wounded in Hanlons Fishmongers in Moore Street or fighting alongside the rebel soldiers in the GPO. This young boys account of the Rising of 1916 is set against a backdrop of key figures of the rebellion: Countess Markievicz, Commandant de Valera, Nurse Elizabeth OFarrell, and Michael Walker, Irelands Olympic cyclist.