Wynn's Hotel has been in existence in one form or another since 1845
and has witnessed many of the events which have shaped the history
of Dublin City. The plaque, which may be seen in the main lounge of
the hotel, commerates an event which had a decisive effect on the
history. of Ireland in this century - the decision to establish Oglaigh
na hEireann - the Irish Volunteers'.
In January 1913, the British House of Lords had rejected a Bill which
proposed Home Rule for Ireland. Nevertheless, it seemed that the agitation
for Home Rule which had begun forty years earlier must soon bear fruit.
Those in the North who were bitterly opposed to any weakening of the
'Union of Great Britian and Ireland' had established an armed force
- 'The Ulster Volunteers', and were threatening rebellion if an all-Ireland
Government were set up in Dublin. Nationalists began to realise the
need for action to defend their rights............ To view the full history in .pdf format >>
