Visual History

Historical Gallery

Over twenty photographs spanning the Irish republican struggle — from the Easter Rising volunteers of 1916 through the border campaign of the 1950s to the modern-day pursuit of Irish unity.

Easter Rising Volunteers, Dublin 1916

Easter Rising Volunteers, Dublin 1916

1916
Volunteers in Combat, Easter Rising 1916

Volunteers in Combat, Easter Rising 1916

1916
The Battle at the GPO, O'Connell Street 1916

The Battle at the GPO, O'Connell Street 1916

1916
The Seven Signatories of the Proclamation

The Seven Signatories of the Proclamation

1916
The Executed Leaders of the Easter Rising

The Executed Leaders of the Easter Rising

1916
The Martyrs of Easter 1916

The Martyrs of Easter 1916

1916
IRA Border Campaign Volunteers, 1950s

IRA Border Campaign Volunteers, 1950s

1950s
Operation Harvest, 1956

Operation Harvest, 1956

1950s
Civil Rights March, Derry 1968

Civil Rights March, Derry 1968

1960s
Civil Rights Movement, 1968

Civil Rights Movement, 1968

1960s
Battle of the Bogside, 1969

Battle of the Bogside, 1969

1960s
Bombay Street, Belfast 1969

Bombay Street, Belfast 1969

1960s
Bloody Sunday, Derry 1972

Bloody Sunday, Derry 1972

1970s
Long Kesh Internment Camp

Long Kesh Internment Camp

1970s
The Burning of Long Kesh

The Burning of Long Kesh

1970s
Falls Road Curfew, Belfast

Falls Road Curfew, Belfast

1970s
H-Block Blanket Protest

H-Block Blanket Protest

1970s
Bobby Sands Memorial Mural

Bobby Sands Memorial Mural

1980s
Hunger Strike March, 1981

Hunger Strike March, 1981

1980s
Mairéad Farrell

Mairéad Farrell

1980s
Women in the Republican Movement

Women in the Republican Movement

1980s
Republican Murals, Belfast

Republican Murals, Belfast

1980s
IRA Ceasefire Announcement, 1994

IRA Ceasefire Announcement, 1994

1990s
Good Friday Agreement, 1998

Good Friday Agreement, 1998

1990s
Free Derry Corner

Free Derry Corner

Modern
Irish Unity March, Modern Day

Irish Unity March, Modern Day

Modern