- S ke ff ington . ▁These ▁instances ▁of ▁British ▁troops ▁killing ▁Irish ▁civ ili ans ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁highly ▁controvers ial ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁S urr ender ▁ ▁The ▁headquarters ▁g arrison ▁at ▁the ▁G PO , ▁after ▁days ▁of ▁shell ing , ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁abandon ▁their ▁headquarters ▁when ▁fire ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁shell s ▁spread ▁to ▁the ▁G PO . ▁Con n olly ▁had ▁been ▁in cap ac itated ▁by ▁a ▁bullet ▁w ound ▁to ▁the ▁an k le ▁and ▁had ▁passed ▁command ▁on ▁to ▁Pear se . ▁The ▁O ' R ah illy ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁sortie ▁from ▁the ▁G PO . ▁They ▁t unn elled ▁through ▁the ▁walls ▁of ▁the ▁neighbour ing ▁buildings ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁ev acu ate ▁the ▁Post ▁Office ▁without ▁coming ▁under ▁fire ▁and ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁new ▁position ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁Moore ▁Street . ▁ ▁The ▁young ▁Se án ▁Mc L ough lin ▁was ▁given ▁military ▁command ▁and ▁planned ▁a ▁break ▁out , ▁but ▁Pear se ▁real ised ▁this ▁plan ▁would ▁lead ▁to ▁further ▁loss ▁of ▁civil ian ▁life . ▁ ▁On ▁Saturday ▁ 2 9 ▁April , ▁from ▁this ▁new ▁headquarters , ▁Pear se ▁issued ▁an ▁order ▁for ▁all ▁companies ▁to ▁surrender . ▁Pear se ▁surrender ed ▁un condition ally ▁to ▁Brig ad ier - General ▁L owe . ▁The ▁surrender ▁document ▁read : ▁ ▁The ▁other ▁posts ▁surrender ed ▁only ▁after ▁Pear se ' s ▁surrender ▁order , ▁carried ▁by ▁nur se ▁Elizabeth ▁O ' F ar rell ,