'Collins said 'Are you f****ing praying too?''

The O'Rahilly drew his heavy automatic pistol and, pointing towards Moore Street, gave the order to charge…We were met by a heavy barrage of rifle and machine gun bullets, and I only got about 30 yards before I was hit and I fell- John Kenny, GPO

I felt very sorry for the people who lived in these houses. By going into them we were bringing death and destruction- James Kavanagh, GPO

On the far side of Moore Street, a British soldier was lying badly wounded…and calling for help…The street was swept with fire from the Parnell Street end [but] George Plunkett took a water-bottle…crossed Moore Street, gave the soldier a drink and then carried him back to our headquarters- Sean Nunan, GPO

The 18th Royal Irish, a regiment of Irish men in the British Army, had shot at everything that moved in the street, and at such short range their shooting was deadly. I saw three men attempting to cross the street killed by three shots,1, 2, 3, like that- James Kavanagh, GPO

During this time in Moore Street Michael Collins was very aggressive and ill- humoured. Some men had built a barricade and he said: 'So-and-so your barricade'. I was resting on the stairs at one period with my head in my hands and Mick said angrily to me: 'Are you f***ing praying too?'- Joe Good, GPO