The revolver used to kill Billy the Kid sells for €5.78m

Art&Antiques: Sale of Colt at Bonham’s Los Angeles achieved world auction record for firearm

A Prussian solution to an Irish problem – An Irishman’s Diary on Prince Joachim and the 1916 Rising

Famous Fontenoy – Frank McNally on an overshadowed anniversary of the Irish Brigade’s finest hour

Executed for spying – An Irishman’s Diary on Timothy Quinlisk

Quinlisk was first civilian to be executed by IRA in Cork for spying during War of Independence

An Bord Cremona – Frank McNally on the heroic but forgotten Irish defence of an Italian city

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Woman, whose parents were both in the GPO in 1916, dies at the age of 97

Sheila O’Leary shared the unique distinction with the former Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald

Historic Irish-American group criticises Republican Party over ‘scurrilous’ St Patrick’s Day tweet

Ancient Order of Hibernians says it was ‘shocked’ by post mocking Beto O’Rourke

Seán Moran: Book on Garda GAA heroes makes an arresting read

‘Guardians of the GAA’ charts the history of the force’s involvement in Gaelic Games

Are we right to honour John Mitchel?

Patsy McGarry: Irish patriot was staunch backer of slavery and the US Confederacy

German village to commemorate Irish prisoners of war

Separate event in Co Leitrim to remember an American soldier who died in WWI

Niall O’Dowd: Irish can be proud of history on racism and slavery in US

There is good and bad when it comes to Irish Americans and racism: here is some of the good

British feared Irish takeover of Australia in 1916

Loss of conscription referendum in late 1916 led to panic over ‘rebel Irish and syndicalists’

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President honours Casement’s ‘empathy for the oppressed’

Wreaths laid at Banna Strand to mark centenary of capture after arrival on U-boat

1916/2016: A miscellany

A diary for March 11th, 1916, and March 11th, 2016