After the 1916 Rising many Irish Volunteers were interned in Frongoch in Wales or imprisoned in various prisons across England. These ‘universities of revolution’ gave men the opportunity to train together and learn military tactics. When the War of Independence began, the Volunteers used their knowledge to train as the IRA, and re-armed themselves however they could.
Is oth linn go bhfuil cuid dár ngailearaithe faoin Stair Mhíleata ag Ard-Mhúsaem na hÉireann – Na hEalaíona Maisiúla agus Stair, Dún Uí Choileáin, Baile Átha Cliath 7, dúnta ar bhonn sealadach
It is no longer necessary to pre-book your visit to NMI - Natural History but numbers are still very limited. Visitors should be prepared to wait in a line outside.