Dick Humphreys

Dick Humphreys memoir extract, National Library Easter Rising exhibition, 2016

Dick Humphreys (1896-1968) was a member of the Irish Volunteers and participated in the Easter Rising in 1916, serving in the General Post Office with his uncle, The O'Rahilly.[1] Born in Limerick in 1896, Humphreys was a son of Dr. David Humphreys and Nell Humphreys and a brother of Sheila Humphreys. The family moved to Dublin in 1909 and was a pupil in Padraig Pearse's school, St. Enda's, in Ranelagh[2] and later in Rathfarnham when the school moved there.;[3] see also Ruadhan O'Donnell, Patrick Pearse: 16Lives (2016)[4] Humphreys was subsequently arrested and detained in Wakefield Prison where he wrote an account of the rising[5][6] As part of the 50 year commemoration of the rising in 1966 his reminiscences of Easter week were recorded by RTÉ.[7] An excerpt from his account of the rising formed part of the 2016 commemorative exhibition by the National Library of Ireland.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Extract from Dublin 1916: The Siege of the GPO". Irishtimes.com. 2009-04-04. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  2. ↑ R F Foster. Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland, 1890-1923. Books.google.ie. p. 1967. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  3. ↑ "Dick Humphreys". Humphrysfamilytree.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  4. ↑ Ruán O'Donnell. Patrick Pearse: 16Lives. Books.google.ie. p. 28. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  5. ↑ The account is published in full in Jeffery, Keith. The GPO and the Easter Rising. Irish Academic Press, 2006.
  6. ↑ Shane Hegarty; Fintan O'Toole. "Easter Rising – Day 5: Leaders flee the GPO". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  7. ↑ "Dick Humphreys - RTE interview in 1966". Humphrysfamilytree.com. 1966-04-14. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  8. ↑ "Dublin photo exhibition a snapshot of 1916 Rising - The Irish Revolution". Theirishrevolution.ie. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
  9. ↑ "Dublin photo exhibition a snapshot of 1916 Rising". Irish Examiner. 2016-02-03. Retrieved 2017-07-10.


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