Remembering The 1916 Easter Rising, Ireland 1971

100 year old Anne Jane Smith recalls the 1916 Rising and her efforts to return home on Easter Monday.
Having spent the weekend in Old Bawn, Tallaght, Anne Jane Smith went to return home on Easter Monday. On a bus to the city, she recalls overhearing conversations with passengers talking about the Jacob’s factory, where Ann Jane worked.
1916 - I remember that well. Very well
Getting off the bus in Terenure to catch the Rathfarnham tram she soon learned that the tram would never come as the Rising took hold of Dublin city streets.
Walking she was met by her worried sister, who informed her of what was happening. At the time Anne Jane lived at the corner of Bishop Street and Bride Street and ignoring her sister’s advice, headed on home.
I never heard a shot in my life until then. Neither did I know what a rebellion was.
This episode of ‘Newsbeat’ was broadcast on 26 March 1971. The reporter is Frank Hall.

[@thiest1205]

Her voice is so clear, and her memory so vivid, I live in old bawn today, I i love hearing Tallaght mentioned from the old days, wonderful stories

[@liamanderson1960]

God bless her. Tuff as nails and beautiful

[@susanstolworthy7039]

My grandmother was born in 1921, she told me her father was also there for the rising, so many stories of hardship, she told me during her childhood in the middle of the night, she would be woken up and all the family were moving guns and weapons around the village from the English, the English were very nasty, although she was sent to England to work at 15, she said the English will never capture her heart, she always told me to remember I may have been born English, but I have been raised with an Irish heart, I wish she was alive today to see how mighty and great Ireland is.

[@lamalama9717]

My story is identical, but a Grandfather in my case.

[@olieahern1318]

Tough woman for tough times God bless her pure gold.

[@seandelap6268]

What a woman no doubt she went through a lot in her life.

[@dylandavos9645]

Jaysus, she was 45 when the 1916 rising happened. Crazy.

[@georgel74]

Great flow of speech.. 👏👏

[@danielosullivan3110]

My grandparents were involved in this. Seamus Roach,and Daniel O'Sullivan both came here to the US afterwards ❤️☘️

[@theRappinSpree]

I wonder how much longer she lived after this. Fascinating piece.

[@taramccarthy3613]

My great great grandparents and grandparents were involved the with this. Great great Granddad O'Carroll was shot by the English for not giving away the whereabouts his sons were before this day.

[@ChrisConnolly-Mr.C-Dives-In]

I’m sorry these things happened to our families in our previous generations.

[@wittywoo9559]

Irish gold ! Thanks

[@RoryVanucchi]

Great work. Time capsule

[@spikeycat81]

Wow this is great. I'm from Tallaght

[@jakenconor]

Wow. This is fantastic.
Great Post.
Keep up the good work .

[@lamalama9717]

Great GPO too 😉

[@farmhand6524]

Thank you for the upload...

[@jb6368]

Different breed.

[@KratomFlavoredAdidas]

our old people nowadays suffer from early dementia because their minds got shut off

[@CritThink1]

All changed, changed utterly:
A terrible beauty is born.

[@peppaminecraft10]

Can we see the rest of this interview or similar to it?

[@kowalski504]

Long Live Ireland. Much love from Italy ! Brits out of Ulster !

[@09weenic]

Question- why is Italy shaped like a wellington boot
Answer - do you think you could fit all that shit into a tennis shoe 😂😂😂

[@ossian11]

Imagine if she'd been in the city in the actual rising.

[@jacktravers5049]

My great grandmother was, she was pissed, hated the rebels ruining her city, she was a business woman then. Her buses windows were blown in was the story.

[@ahopefor]

@@jacktravers5049 A lot of people felt that way until the executions took place.

[@jacktravers5049]

@@ahopefor I think she genuinely didn't like the rebels after the fact. Older I get less I see any merit in what they did also. Executions were bad, didn't make those executed saints or their ideals worthy. I beleive it was the diplomacy after the fact that should be celebrated and that's pretty much how I learned it in school.

[@rossmorebaz]

there was a tram out to tallaght in 1916 !!! ..

[@TheBenzer9]

Oldbawn for the weekend..must book something there..is it any good?

[@sean_d]

Surely they have her recollections of the aftermath, popular feeling, etc, also the stuff in the 20s? This is like a teaser...

[@Shirazyoni]

Hi Just to let you know, you have incorrect spelling of her surname. it's the other spelling of Smyth, she was distant cousin of my grandmother's.

[@adbl.d6324]

ah, to once again never had heard a shot in one’s life before

[@paulbyrne2613]

Aahh?

[@KratomFlavoredAdidas]

I do wish people would go back to mildly maiming each other rather than shooting each other carelessly. Old timey violence was more honorable and required talent rather than bullets

[@rosine749]

"Ah sure its the rebellion"

[@df289]

There was a steam tram in Tallagh in 1916?

[@Occident.]

IRELAND BELONGS TO THE IRISH.🇮🇪32.

[@daviddixon286]

And so it should