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A COMMEMORATIVE PLAY garden was launched today in Dublin in memory of the 40 children killed during the 1916 Easter Rising.
Based in St Audeon’s Park in Dublin 8, 220 children and young people were consulted on the garden as part of 2016 Centenary Programmes.
They said they wanted something that would both honour the children of 1916 and give pleasure to today’s children and young people.
Broadcaster Joe Duffy, author of the book Children of the Rising – The Forgotten Casualties of 1916, was present at the launch and says the play garden is an appropriate way to remember the slain children.
“It’s taken 103 years to get their names memorialised in one place, simply dedicated to children,” he says.
They were never mentioned, never named until 2016… they are part of our history.
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Wonder why it took so long, Pearse Road, Connolly Station etc have been named for decades.
Lovely idea.
@Anne: Great promo for Joe’s book, member dem liddle darlings, now buy me liddle bookkyy woookky at donly 15.99 99 99.
A great space for Dublin’s beleaguered junkie community to share their experiences and works. Well done to all involved!
Paddy Jackson is innocent.
I think the author meant “St. Audoen’s Park” ….not St. Audeon’s .
@lorcmul: boycott Diageo products
@lorcmul: I’ll drink to that!
The champagne & smoked salmon socialist Joe Duffy whos chislers of the rising book was printed in Germany while the Irish print industry suffered.
Joe taking on the establishment again. “violence has no place anywhere in 2019″ very controversial pal. How much did the little garden cost 200k, 300k, lovely little vanity project. How much did DCC blow on that book book award yesterday, 100k?? And the folks of the Nort Inner City living in filth.
That’s a LOT of children. And very rarely mentioned.
@Frank Emerson: Probably a made up figure.
@lorcmul: because you might say something bold about Paddy Jackson……duh
Free Paddy Jackson. Or maybe he shot some of those kids in the rising!!!
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