Road to the Rising, Dublin, 6th April 2015.

So last Monday, RTÉ, in partnership with An Post, Dublin City Council and the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht as well as collaboration and support from Century Ireland, the Abbey Theatre, the National Library, SIPTU, Transport for Ireland and the local business sector, held a commemorative celebration of the 1916 Rising in Dubin City Centre, mostly based around the main thoroughfare, O'Connell Street.

The day was a snapshot of what Dublin would have been like in the run up to the Easter Rising of 1916.

I rambled in with my camera and took some shots as I enjoyed the spectacle. There were plenty of people who had made the effort to dress up in the fashions of the times, and I met quite a few of my friends from the world of amateur musical theatre.

This event was a forerunner for the 100th Anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, which promises to be a spectacular affair next year, and one I will definitely be photographing.

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An onlooker enjoys a Musical interlude.

While strong male voices fill Dublin's O'Connell Street with songs of yesteryear.

There were plenty of dapper looking people getting into the spirit of the day.

Free walking tours had been organised for visitors on the day.

Volunteer actors added to the spectacle by recreating street scenes from 1915 in the run up to the rising.

Plenty of people entered into the spirit of the day and let their inner actors run free by dressing up in the fashions of the day.

Rathines and Rathgar Musical Society entertained the crowd with excerpts from a popular musical of the day.

Of course the sunshine played it's part in creating what turned out to be a fun and interesting day for one and all.

Even a certain photographer could not resist getting in on the action!