Dick Humphreys Explained

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] [4] After the Easter rising, Humphreys was arrested and detained in Wakefield Prison where he wrote an account of the events of Easter week[5] [6] He was a member of the IRA during the War of Independence, 1919–21, and was imprisoned in Mountjoy Prison where he went on hunger strike.[7] In November 1920 he qualified as a barrister in King's Inns.[8] As part of the 50 year commemoration of the rising in 1966 his reminiscences of Easter week were recorded by RTÉ.[9] An excerpt from his account of the rising formed part of the 2016 commemorative exhibition by the National Library of Ireland.[10] [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Extract from Dublin 1916: The Siege of the GPO . Irishtimes.com . 2009-04-04 . 2017-07-10.
  2. Book: Vivid Faces: The Revolutionary Generation in Ireland, 1890-1923 . R F Foster . 1967 . 2 October 2014. Penguin Books Limited . 9780141969565 . 2017-07-10.
  3. Web site: Dick Humphreys . Humphrysfamilytree.com . 2017-07-10. .
  4. See also Ruadhan O'Donnell, Patrick Pearse: 16Lives (2016)Book: Patrick Pearse: 16Lives . Ruán O'Donnell . 28 . 29 February 2016. The O'Brien Press . 9781847178534 . 2017-07-10.
  5. http://sources.nli.ie/Record/MS_UR_084390 The account is published in full in Jeffery, Keith. The GPO and the Easter Rising. Irish Academic Press, 2006.
  6. Web site: Shane Hegarty . Fintan O'Toole . Easter Rising – Day 5: Leaders flee the GPO . Irishtimes.com . 2017-07-10.
  7. Web site: Dick Humphreys. humphrysfamilytree.com. 2018-11-18.
  8. Web site: Dick Humphreys. humphrysfamilytree.com. 2017-12-19.
  9. Web site: Dick Humphreys - RTE interview in 1966 . Humphrysfamilytree.com . 1966-04-14 . 2017-07-10.
  10. Web site: Dublin photo exhibition a snapshot of 1916 Rising - The Irish Revolution . Theirishrevolution.ie . 2017-07-10.
  11. News: Dublin photo exhibition a snapshot of 1916 Rising . . 2016-02-03 . 2017-07-10.

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