 On Easter Monday, he marched his section to Sackville Street and was greeted by Peadar Bracken who showed him an order from Commandant James Connolly which directed him to seize Hopkins and Hopkins jeweller's on the corner of Sackville Street.He held this position under constant fire until Thursday where he directed his section across the road to the General Post Office.Remarkably, his entire section survived this perilous manoeuvre.