Geological Information
The rock used to make the General Post Office is sandstone that came from Ireland. Sandstone is a sedimentary rock made of condescend masses of sand deposited by moving water or by wind. Sandstones chemical construction of sandstone is made up of quartz. The material that binds, or glues, the rock together is usually made of silica, calcium carbonate, or...
Old General Post Office
Why is this Rock on the Wall?
The rock from the General Post Office in Dublin Ireland is on the wall because it was from the steps of GPO that Ireland declared its self its own republic and was no longer part of England. Even though the leaders of the rebellion were captured and killed the rebellion lived on. The General Post Office is the most important building in the history of the Irish Revolution....
Historical Information
The General Post Office in Dublin Ireland was used as the headquarters of the Easter Rising in 1916, when Padraig Pearse, James Connolly, and the other signers of the the proclamation of independence, and
about 100 supporters armed with rifles made a stand for "The right of the people of Ireland to the ownership of Ireland and to the unfettered control of Irish destines."
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Liddy, Pat. Walking Dublin. N.p.: NTC/Contemporary Company, 1998. 66-67.
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From Where?
Dublin, Ireland |
