▁dam aged ▁tracks . ▁They ▁were ▁attacked ▁by ▁reb els ▁who ▁had ▁taken ▁up ▁position ▁at ▁An nes ley ▁Bridge . ▁After ▁a ▁two - hour ▁battle , ▁the ▁British ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁retre at ▁and ▁several ▁soldiers ▁were ▁captured . ▁At ▁Ph ib s borough , ▁in ▁the ▁north west , ▁reb els ▁had ▁occupied ▁buildings ▁and ▁ere cted ▁bar ric ades ▁at ▁j unction s ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁Circ ular ▁Road . ▁The ▁British ▁sum mon ed ▁ 1 8 - p ound er ▁field ▁art illery ▁from ▁Ath l one ▁and ▁sh elled ▁the ▁re bel ▁positions , ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁bar ric ades . ▁After ▁a ▁fier ce ▁fire f ight , ▁the ▁reb els ▁with d rew . ▁ ▁That ▁afternoon ▁Pear se ▁walked ▁out ▁into ▁O ' Con nell ▁Street ▁with ▁a ▁small ▁esc ort ▁and ▁stood ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Nelson ' s ▁P ill ar . ▁As ▁a ▁large ▁crowd ▁gathered , ▁he ▁read ▁out ▁a ▁' man if esto ▁to ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁Dublin ,' ▁calling ▁on ▁them ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁R ising . ▁ ▁The ▁reb els ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁take ▁either ▁of ▁Dublin ' s ▁two ▁main ▁railway ▁stations ▁or ▁either ▁of ▁its ▁ports , ▁at ▁Dublin ▁Port ▁and ▁King st own . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁during ▁the ▁following ▁week , ▁the ▁British ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁bring ▁in ▁thousands ▁of ▁rein for c ements ▁from ▁Britain ▁and ▁from ▁their ▁g arr isons ▁at ▁the ▁Cur rag h ▁and ▁B elf ast .