13 May 1916 - Alexander Gidley

Published: May 13, 2016, 11:15 a.m.

On this day in 1916, the Prime Minister Herbert Asquith visited Mountjoy prison in Dublin, where De Valera refused to shake his hand, and in Staverton, it's Alexander's birthday.

Written by Sarah Daniels\nDirected by Jessica Dromgoole\nSound: Martha Littlehailes