Dick Humphreys

Dick Humphreys (23 April 1896 – 20 September 1968) was a member of the Irish Volunteers and participated in the Easter Rising in 1916, serving in the General Post Office with his uncle, The O'Rahilly.

The family moved to Dublin in 1909 and was a pupil in Padraig Pearse's school, St. Enda's, in Ranelagh[2] and later in Rathfarnham when the school moved there.

[5][6] He was a member of the IRA during the War of Independence, 1919–21, and was imprisoned in Mountjoy Prison where he went on hunger strike.

[8] As part of the 50 year commemoration of the rising in 1966 his reminiscences of Easter week were recorded by RTÉ.

[9] An excerpt from his account of the rising formed part of the 2016 commemorative exhibition by the National Library of Ireland.

Dick Humphreys memoir extract, National Library Easter Rising exhibition, 2016