The Hotel Beside the GPO That Doomed the Easter Rising
Early 20th Century

The Hotel Beside the GPO That Doomed the Easter Rising

A single Dublin building sat undefended during the 1916 Easter Rising, and the British found it on the very first day.

Read the full story in the app

Untold Archives: one untold history story, every morning.

Download on the App Store
20th CenturyDublinEaster RisingIrelandIrish IndependenceJames ConnollyMilitary StrategyPatrick PearseUrban WarfareWorld War I Eratrip-stop:dublintrip:normandy-2026

History is full of stories like this one.