▁R ings end ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁ships , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁ship ' s ▁car p enter . ▁Wh el an ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Vol unte ers ▁and ▁fought ▁and ▁died ▁for ▁Ireland ▁during ▁the ▁E aster ▁R ising ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁A head ▁of ▁the ▁R ising , ▁which ▁began ▁at ▁no on ▁on ▁E aster ▁Monday ▁ 2 4 ▁April , ▁Wh el an ▁was ▁dispatch ed ▁to ▁Tra lee ▁in ▁Co . ▁Ker ry , ▁only ▁to ▁return ▁with ▁the ▁dis he arten ing ▁news ▁of ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁Roger ▁Cas ement ▁and ▁" the ▁bitter ▁den unci ation ▁of ▁the ▁Germ ans " ▁by ▁Robert ▁Monte ith . ▁ ▁E aster ▁Week ▁ ▁A ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁Battalion , ▁Unit ▁“ D ” ▁Company , ▁Dublin ▁Brigade , ▁Wh el an ▁fought ▁under ▁Command ant ▁É am on ▁de ▁Val era . ▁Occ up ying ▁Bol and ' s ▁Bak ery ▁around ▁the ▁corner ▁from ▁the ▁fl our ▁mill ▁on ▁Grand ▁Canal ▁Street , ▁and ▁a ▁mile ▁to ▁the ▁south - east ▁of ▁the ▁G PO , ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁batt alion ▁headquarters ▁was ▁at ▁a ▁key ▁location , ▁cont rolling ▁as ▁it ▁did ▁the ▁railway ▁line ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁road ▁from ▁D ún ▁La og ha ire ▁( then ▁known ▁as ▁King st own ) ▁to ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁Through out ▁the ▁R ising ▁the ▁ 3 rd