1916 North King Street The Battle

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• published: 08 Jan 2016
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Directed and edited by Marcus Howard. The vicious battle of North King Street is told by military historians and authors of "When The Clock Struck In 1916", Derek Molyneux and Darren Kelly as well as featuring local historian and resident Terry Crosbie. Over 80 Irish Volunteers took on over 800 South Staffordshires. For 30 hours the Irish Volunteers kept the 2/6th South Staffordshires from advancing 150 yards down North King Street. Other British units suffered heavy casualties in this momentous engagement. Once again the streets of Dublin tell the story of our history. Part two will focus on the innocent civilians who were murdered. Easter Rising Stories is a series of films by independent film maker Marcus Howard. The videos are not for profit but for educational purposes. The aim of the series is to capture the recollections of relatives of the Easter Rising of 1916 as well as to document events and stories relating to the Easter Rising. If you are interested in getting in touch please contact: easterrisingstories@gmail.com Facebook: Easter Rising Stories Derek Molyneux and Darren Kelly's Facebook page is Dublin 1916 Then and Now Colorised photographs provided by: Tony Nicoletti at his Facebook page 1916 Easter Revolution In Color Music by The Invincibles "The Foggy Dew" (instrumental) Facebook "The Invincibles" Creative Commons License Public Domain.This video is to be used for educational discussion. This video can be shared but must be shown in it's entirety. Please share and help get the message out if you agree with some of the arguments discussed. This video is for fair use for purposes like criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research and it obeys Fair Use law. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.