The Countermanding Order 1916

#OnThisDay 1916 Eoin MacNeill’s countermanding order appeared in the Sunday Independent cancelling all mobilisation orders. Not all Volunteers see the order & some mobilise anyway. The Rising is postponed 24 hours & will take place the next day, Easter Monday.

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