E is for Enniscorthy and 2016 What I'm Reading Wednesday #12

A to Z Challenge 2016:  Easter Rising of 1916

2016 is the 100 year anniversary of this important moment in Irish history.  Join me throughout the month of April for an A to Z of the Easter Rising of 1916.

A is About the Easter Rising
B is for Boland's Mill
C is for Cumann na mBan
D is for Dublin Castle

E is for Enniscorthy

Enniscorthy is located in Wexford, in the sunny South East of Ireland.

The Cuman na mBan were running messages between Dublin and the south, but the messages were conflicting, and Wexford was confused as to whether the Rising was still happening or not.

Captain Robert Brennan led the forces who took over Enniscorthy.  They had their headquarters in the Athenaeum town hall and theatre, blocked roads and the railroad.  Another group occupied nearby Ferns.

Many of the officers involved were sentenced to death, but their sentences were commuted.

I am still reading The Art of X-Ray Reading by Roy Peter Clark.

Once again my monthly goal is to read 3 books.  So far I have managed to stick to my goal.

2016 Goal: 32 books
Books Read = 11/32
Books from TBR list: 1
Series completed: 1
2016 Pinterest Board

January
1.  Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
2.  Foreign Gods, Inc by Okey Ndibe
3.  Dear Mister Essay Writer Guy by Dinty W. Moore
4.  Thunder and Lightning by Natalie Goldberg

February
1.  The Double Life of Fidel Castro
2.  Peeps by Scott Westerfeld (Started a new series)
3.  Keeping Faith by Jodi Picoult (TBR)
4.  The Last Days by Scott Westerfeld (Completed a series!) 

March
1.  The Magician by Michael Scott (Book 2 of a series)
2.  The Art of Memoir by Mary Karr
3.  Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld

What are you reading this week?  How are your reading goals going?

D is for Dublin Castle

A to Z Challenge 2016:  Easter Rising of 1916

2016 is the 100 year anniversary of this important moment in Irish history.  Join me throughout the month of April for an A to Z of the Easter Rising of 1916.

A is About the Easter Rising
B is for Boland's Mill
C is for Cumann na mBan

D is for Dublin Castle

image source:  Easter1916.ie

At the beginning of the Easter Rising, the leader of the rebels intended to use Dublin Castle as a headquarters.  At the time the castle was the administrative center of British Rule and the headquarters of the Irish police force.  

However, much to the rebel leaders' dismay, the attempt to take over Dublin Castle on Easter Monday 1916 was a failure, even though the castle was only lightly guarded.  Once Irish Home Rule was established i 1922, the Irish gained control of Dublin Castle.

ROW 80 Round 2 Goals

A Round of Words in 80 Days is the writing challenge that knows you have a life.

Round 2 of ROW80 is upon us.  Here are my goals:

1.  Read 9 books

I will be trying to read some books from my ever-growing TBR list and to complete some series I have already started.  

2.  Complete the A to Z Challenge on my two blogs/Continue with my blogging schedule

I am a-to-z-ing on two blogs this year.  At loca-for-crafts.blogspot.com, I am creating Zentangle-Inspired art for each letter and on this blog, I am writing about the Easter Rising of 1916.

3.  Edit 5 chapters of ZF

I am setting a concrete goal in the hopes that it will motivate me to actually start editing.

4.  Write daily

I am including all writing in this goal: blogging, journaling, fiction, essay.  I just need to create a writing habit.

5.  Continue my Creative Every Day challenge

I love this challenge and post my progress each day on Instagram.  Every day is something different: photo, drawing, knitting, crochet...  It's nice to be creative every day.

Wednesday check-in: reading details

Sunday check-in: overall progress on my goals

C is for Cumann na mBan

A to Z Challenge 2016:  Easter Rising of 1916

2016 is the 100 year anniversary of this important moment in Irish history.  Join me throughout the month of April for an A to Z of the Easter Rising of 1916.

A is About the Easter Rising
B is for Boland's Mill

C is for Cumann na mBan

Cumann na mBan, also known as the League of Women, was founded in 1914.  The group's members were all women and came from diverse backgrounds

image source:  rte.ie

During the Easter Rising of 1916, the group worked alongside the men.  Although the women were kept away from the combat as much as possible, they performed many important jobs: like manning First Aid posts, preparing and delivering food, gathering intelligence, carrying messages, and transporting arms.

image source:  anphoblacht.com

When the rebels decided to surrender, the Cumann na mBan organized the evacuation of the occupied buildings and destroyed any incriminating papers.  One of their members even made the official announcement of the surrender.

Weekly Wrap-up (April 3, 2016)

Blog Posts

3/30/16:  What I'm Reading Wednesday

3/31/16:  March Book Reviews

4/1/16:  About the Easter Rising of 1916

4/3/16:  Boland's Mill

What I read

Starting a new book #amreading #365frandz #project365 #ced2016

A photo posted by Lisa (@lalocadesigns) on Mar 31, 2016 at 5:00pm PDT

Interesting Stuff I Found on the Internet
I've been researching my A to Z Challenge topic, The Easter Rising of 1916.  I will post all my sources at the end of the month.

Fiction Writing
No writing this week :(

Editing
No progress this week.

How did your week go?

B: Boland's Mill

A to Z Challenge 2016:  Easter Rising of 1916

2016 is the 100 year anniversary of this important moment in Irish history.  Join me throughout the month of April for an A to Z of the Easter Rising of 1916.

Boland's Mill

image source:  wikipedia.org

Boland's Mill was an important building during the rebellion of 1916 because of its location.  The Mill allowed control of both the railroad and one of the main roads leading to Dublin's city center.  

Eamon De Valera was stationed at Boland's with a battalion of troops.  They held the building until Sunday when the rebels surrendered.

A: About the Easter Rising of 1916

A to Z Challenge 2016:  Easter Rising of 1916

2016 is the 100 year anniversary of this important moment in Irish history.  Join me throughout the month of April for an A to Z of the Easter Rising of 1916.

About the Easter Rising of 1916

On Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, a group of Irish rebels took over the General Post Office and other key buildings around the city of Dublin announcing the establishment of the Irish Republic.  Padraig Pearse read a proclamation that declared Ireland a free nation and established a provisional government.  

The rebels knew that Britain was involved in a World War and attempted to use that to their advantage.  Unfortunately the plan backfired, many people died, and the leaders of the rebellion were all executed or imprisoned.  

Initially the Irish public did not support the rebels but over time the leaders of the Easter Rising became known as martyrs and heroes.  Their actions on that fateful Easter Monday eventually led to the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1921.

2016 is the 100 year anniversary of this important moment in Irish history.  Join me throughout the month of April for an A to Z of the Easter Rising of 1916.