1916 Postcard original
Produced by the Daily Sketch Newspaper in the aftermath of the 1916 rising.
Caption: "Irish Rebellion, May, 1916. Searching a hay-cart for Rebels or Ammunition."
​Subject: A British soldier is shown using a bayonet or a long probe to search through a large pile of hay on a horse-drawn cart.
​Context: Following the initial week of fighting in April 1916, British forces conducted extensive searches throughout Dublin and the surrounding countryside to locate Irish Volunteers, leaders of the Rising, and hidden caches of weapons.
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