Battle of Annesley Bridge in 1916 and Lockout Remembered

Joe Mooney sent in this short blog and great pic of Eamon Carpenter and Geraldine Gilsenan. Our thanks to Joe, Eamon, Geraldine and Hugo McGuinness, local historian and organiser of the tour to commemorate Easter Week

Eamon Carpenter with Geraldine Gilsenan and Tapestry Book – Available at Easons, O’Connell Street and SIPTU Communications, Liberty Hall, Dublin 1

After the “Battle of Annesley Bridge”  walking tour  Eamon Carpenter spoke about his father Peter ,and also about his grandfather Walter .A  presentations was made  on behalf of the East Wall History  Group . Geraldine Gilsenan presented Eamon with a copy of ‘The making of the great 1913 Lockout Tapestry’ book . Hugo McGuinness gave him a copy of the records of The Carpenter fund , set up to support the family when Walter was jailed in 1911 .