Frongoch Prison of War Camp Memorial - October 08, 2016

Frongoch Internment Camp at Frongoch in Merionethshire, Wales was a makeshift place of imprisonment during the First World War. Until 1916 it housed German prisoners of war in an abandoned whisky distillery and crude huts, but in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland, the German prisoners were moved and it was used as a place of internment for approximately 1,800 Irish prisoners of war, among them Michael Collins.

The camp became a fertile seeding ground for the spreading of the revolutionary gospel of the Irish rebels, with inspired organisers such as Michael Collins giving impromptu lessons in guerrilla tactics. Later the camp became known as ollscoil na réabhlóide, the "University of Revolution".

The camp was emptied in December 1916 when David Lloyd George replaced H. H. Asquith as Prime Minister.
A plaque has existed at Frongoch beside the A4212 Bala to Trawfynydd Road for some time. In 2016 the monument was enhanced, an interpretation board and flagpoles added from which the Welsh and Irish Flags are flown to commemorate the Centenary of The Easter Rising.

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Frongoch Prison of War Camp Memorial - October 08, 2016

Frongoch Internment Camp at Frongoch in Merionethshire, Wales was a makeshift place of imprisonment during the First World War. Until 1916 it housed German prisoners of war in an abandoned whisky distillery and crude huts, but in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland, the German prisoners were moved and it was used as a place of internment for approximately 1,800 Irish prisoners of war, among them Michael Collins.

The camp became a fertile seeding ground for the spreading of the revolutionary gospel of the Irish rebels, with inspired organisers such as Michael Collins giving impromptu lessons in guerrilla tactics. Later the camp became known as ollscoil na réabhlóide, the "University of Revolution".

The camp was emptied in December 1916 when David Lloyd George replaced H. H. Asquith as Prime Minister.
A plaque has existed at Frongoch beside the A4212 Bala to Trawfynydd Road for some time. In 2016 the monument was enhanced, an interpretation board and flagpoles added from which the Welsh and Irish Flags are flown to commemorate the Centenary of The Easter Rising.

L20166344walescymruUKgwyneddMERIONETHFRONGOCHFRONGOCH CAMPFRONGOCH PRISON OF WAR CAMPIRISH VOLUNTEERSIRISH REPUBLICAN ARMYWAR MEMORIALEASTER RISINGIRISH REPUBLICUNIVERSITY OF REVOLUTIONWORLD WAR IFIRST WORLD WARGREAT WAREASTER RISING CENTENARY 2016BALA

Frongoch Prison of War Camp Memorial - October 08, 2016

Frongoch Internment Camp at Frongoch in Merionethshire, Wales was a makeshift place of imprisonment during the First World War. Until 1916 it housed German prisoners of war in an abandoned whisky distillery and crude huts, but in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland, the German prisoners were moved and it was used as a place of internment for approximately 1,800 Irish prisoners of war, among them Michael Collins.

The camp became a fertile seeding ground for the spreading of the revolutionary gospel of the Irish rebels, with inspired organisers such as Michael Collins giving impromptu lessons in guerrilla tactics. Later the camp became known as ollscoil na réabhlóide, the "University of Revolution".

The camp was emptied in December 1916 when David Lloyd George replaced H. H. Asquith as Prime Minister.
A plaque has existed at Frongoch beside the A4212 Bala to Trawfynydd Road for some time. In 2016 the monument was enhanced, an interpretation board and flagpoles added from which the Welsh and Irish Flags are flown to commemorate the Centenary of The Easter Rising.

L20166345walescymruUKgwyneddMERIONETHFRONGOCHFRONGOCH CAMPFRONGOCH PRISON OF WAR CAMPIRISH VOLUNTEERSIRISH REPUBLICAN ARMYWAR MEMORIALEASTER RISINGIRISH REPUBLICUNIVERSITY OF REVOLUTIONWORLD WAR IFIRST WORLD WARGREAT WAREASTER RISING CENTENARY 2016BALA

Frongoch Prison of War Camp Memorial - October 08, 2016

Frongoch Internment Camp at Frongoch in Merionethshire, Wales was a makeshift place of imprisonment during the First World War. Until 1916 it housed German prisoners of war in an abandoned whisky distillery and crude huts, but in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland, the German prisoners were moved and it was used as a place of internment for approximately 1,800 Irish prisoners of war, among them Michael Collins.

The camp became a fertile seeding ground for the spreading of the revolutionary gospel of the Irish rebels, with inspired organisers such as Michael Collins giving impromptu lessons in guerrilla tactics. Later the camp became known as ollscoil na réabhlóide, the "University of Revolution".

The camp was emptied in December 1916 when David Lloyd George replaced H. H. Asquith as Prime Minister.
A plaque has existed at Frongoch beside the A4212 Bala to Trawfynydd Road for some time. In 2016 the monument was enhanced, an interpretation board and flagpoles added from which the Welsh and Irish Flags are flown to commemorate the Centenary of The Easter Rising.

L20166346walescymruUKgwyneddMERIONETHFRONGOCHFRONGOCH CAMPFRONGOCH PRISON OF WAR CAMPIRISH VOLUNTEERSIRISH REPUBLICAN ARMYWAR MEMORIALEASTER RISINGIRISH REPUBLICUNIVERSITY OF REVOLUTIONWORLD WAR IFIRST WORLD WARGREAT WAREASTER RISING CENTENARY 2016BALA

Frongoch Prison of War Camp Memorial - October 08, 2016

Frongoch Internment Camp at Frongoch in Merionethshire, Wales was a makeshift place of imprisonment during the First World War. Until 1916 it housed German prisoners of war in an abandoned whisky distillery and crude huts, but in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland, the German prisoners were moved and it was used as a place of internment for approximately 1,800 Irish prisoners of war, among them Michael Collins.

The camp became a fertile seeding ground for the spreading of the revolutionary gospel of the Irish rebels, with inspired organisers such as Michael Collins giving impromptu lessons in guerrilla tactics. Later the camp became known as ollscoil na réabhlóide, the "University of Revolution".

The camp was emptied in December 1916 when David Lloyd George replaced H. H. Asquith as Prime Minister.
A plaque has existed at Frongoch beside the A4212 Bala to Trawfynydd Road for some time. In 2016 the monument was enhanced, an interpretation board and flagpoles added from which the Welsh and Irish Flags are flown to commemorate the Centenary of The Easter Rising.

L20166347walescymruUKgwyneddMERIONETHFRONGOCHFRONGOCH CAMPFRONGOCH PRISON OF WAR CAMPIRISH VOLUNTEERSIRISH REPUBLICAN ARMYWAR MEMORIALEASTER RISINGIRISH REPUBLICUNIVERSITY OF REVOLUTIONWORLD WAR IFIRST WORLD WARGREAT WAREASTER RISING CENTENARY 2016BALA

Frongoch Prison of War Camp Memorial - October 08, 2016

Frongoch Internment Camp at Frongoch in Merionethshire, Wales was a makeshift place of imprisonment during the First World War. Until 1916 it housed German prisoners of war in an abandoned whisky distillery and crude huts, but in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland, the German prisoners were moved and it was used as a place of internment for approximately 1,800 Irish prisoners of war, among them Michael Collins.

The camp became a fertile seeding ground for the spreading of the revolutionary gospel of the Irish rebels, with inspired organisers such as Michael Collins giving impromptu lessons in guerrilla tactics. Later the camp became known as ollscoil na réabhlóide, the "University of Revolution".

The camp was emptied in December 1916 when David Lloyd George replaced H. H. Asquith as Prime Minister.
A plaque has existed at Frongoch beside the A4212 Bala to Trawfynydd Road for some time. In 2016 the monument was enhanced, an interpretation board and flagpoles added from which the Welsh and Irish Flags are flown to commemorate the Centenary of The Easter Rising.

L20166348walescymruUKgwyneddMERIONETHFRONGOCHFRONGOCH CAMPFRONGOCH PRISON OF WAR CAMPIRISH VOLUNTEERSIRISH REPUBLICAN ARMYWAR MEMORIALEASTER RISINGIRISH REPUBLICUNIVERSITY OF REVOLUTIONWORLD WAR IFIRST WORLD WARGREAT WAREASTER RISING CENTENARY 2016BALA