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Chicago Ledger, v. XLIV, no. 17, April 22, 1916.
http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:444931
p. 22: “Easter Time”
Dublin after the Six Days' Insurrection : thirty-one pictures from the camera of Mr. T. W. Murphy.
http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:119133
p. 31: Proclamation of the Irish Republic
The Washington times, April 25, 1916, Home Edition
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1916-04-25/ed-1/
p. 1: “Rebels in Dublin Seize Part of City”
La Vanguardia (an independent newspaper of Barcelona), morning edition, 27 abril 1916
http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1916/04/27/pagina-11/33318882/pdf.html
p. 11: “De la insurreccion en Dublin”; “Ley marcial en Dublin”
In Times of Peril
http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:445880
Doing my bit for Ireland by Margaret Skinnider
https://archive.org/details/doingmybitforire00skiniala
Laughter-lighted memories by Brian O'Higgins, n.d.
https://library.villanova.edu/Find/Record/942051
The Gaelic American - Vol. XIII No. 18, April 29, 1916, Whole Number 659
http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:274276
p. 1: Advert: “Irish men and women”
The Gaelic American - Vol. XIII No. 19, May 6, 1916, Whole Number 660
http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:274286
p. 2: Advert: “What the Irish have done for America”
The Gaelic American - Vol. XIII No. 18, April 29, 1916, Whole Number 659
http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:274276
p. 1: “Ireland, In Arms, Fighting For Freedom”
The Gaelic American - Vol. XIII No. 20, May 13, 1916, Whole Number 661
http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:274297
p. 1: “Military Massacre In Dublin Under The Rule Of An English Courtmartial”
The Clan-na-Gael Journal, no. 30, October 22, 1916.
http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:281977
p. 2: McDermott’s Last Letter, dated May 11, 1916
Ardmore Chronicle - Volume XXVII, No. 30, Saturday, April 29, 1916
http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:365382
p. 2: short updates (Real U.S. Dogs of War; L-3 Delivered to Government; Says Crisis Kills Hyphen)
Michael Robartes and the Dancer / by William Butler Yeats.
http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:40329
p. 9-11: “Easter 1916”
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Historical documents for this episode were accessed through the digital collections of the Digital Library@Villanova University, the Internet Archive, the Library of Congress, and La Vanguardia Hemeroteca. The theme music is from "The Wearing of the Green" as performed by the Metropolitan Band with Otto Mesloh. The Mail Call podcast is a project of Home Before the Leaves Fall: a Great War Centennial Exposition. For more information, visit wwionline.org.
This episode featured the voice talents of Laura Bang, Leigh Clark, Sean Connolly, Kevin Esmond, Claudia González-Rivas, Elena Jiménez Pizarro, Demian Katz, Patrick McAndrew, Jessica Otterbine, Alix Rosenfeld, David Uspal, and Kayla Van Osten. Special thanks to Anna Fitzpatrick and Chelsea Phillips for content and research assistance.
Narrator: Chris Hallberg
Editors: Laura Bang and Chris Hallberg
Producer: Chris Hallberg
Executive Producer: Laura Bang