The Library came under rifle fire throughout Easter Week but significant damage was inflicted only on the morning of Sunday 30 April, when a British army machine-gun sprayed the building with bullets.

Repair work to the Library was first undertaken by John Flanagan & Co., whose handwritten invoices list bullet repairs among general upkeep of the library.

Further repairs were provided by James Gibson & Son, who were responsible for ‘repairing bullet holes in doors’. This repair work is still visible in the entrance door today.

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Citation:
Invoices for repair of bullet damage to Marsh’s Library,
Marsh's Library Exhibits: ‘Changed Utterly?’ curated by Elaine Doyle and Jason McElligott,
accessed May 19, 2025,
https://web.marshlibrary.ie/digi/exhibits/show/irishrevolution/item/612