1916: Sean Mac Diarmada has a 'quality of Michael Collins about him'

1916 leader Sean MacDiarmada was born into a family of ten in rural Co. Leitrim. The National Library of Ireland archives paint a picture of him as a single minded revolutionary as well as a sociable and likeable man. Video: Bryan O'Brien

Associated article


Looping: Wicklow house

'The first thing that struck me personally was how sorry I felt for the house,' says Peter Farrelly, a co-owner of Coollattin


LATEST STORIES