Must remember in future to just agree with everything Rapparee says.

Of course it is important to correct inaccurate and misleading information. According to some contributing to this thread the fires were started by British Artillery fire - plain fact of the matter was that they weren't - Why can I say that with absolute certainty? There was no British Artillery in Dublin at the time the fires were started and there were no British troops in Sackville Street at the time the fires started. But please do ignore evidence if you like, if you prefer to believe "myths" rather than the truth dig out.

One other thing from the Irish Times witness account - take a good look at pictures of Sackville Street pre-1916 - identify any buildings made of concrete.