September 1913
• John Joe's mother is very sick. John Joe is sent to a boarding
school at St Enda's. He doesn't like his new school.
October 1913
• John Joe becomes fond of the teachers and makes good
friends. St Enda's is not like any other school he has heard of.
December 1913
• John Joe's mother dies just beforeChristmas. John Joe spends
Christmas at St Enda's with the Pearse famiy. He is allowed to
join Na Fianna.
March 1914
John Joe goes out on marches with Na Fianna. There is talk of
war in Europe.
July-August 1914
Na Fianna and the Irish Volunteers march to Howth to collect
guns from The Asgard. War breaks out in Europe.
Spring 1915
The war in Europe rages on. The Irish Volunteer Force
holds a mock battle the Dublin mountains.
Summer 1915
John Joe goes to O Donovan Rossa's funeral and hears
Padraig Pearse's speech at the graveside .