ABSTRACT
This chapter focuses primarily on the Dublin demonstrations and argues that they were significant forms of nationalist mobilization. It provides an overview of the demonstrations held in Dublin between 1867 and 1916. The chapter analyzes the phenomenon of Manchester-martyr demonstrations and explains why the Manchester martyrs continued to be regarded as important icons for many Irish nationalists during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The execution of the Manchester martyrs also inspired the composition of the commemorative song, "God Save Ireland." This immensely popular song was sung at the vast majority of nationalist meetings in the late nineteenth century and became the quintessential catchphrase for Irish nationalist audiences. The annual commemorations of the Manchester martyrs, together with the commemorative song "God Save Ireland," probably did more than anything else in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to make at least the rhetoric of Irish rebellion a living force.
