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Under the orders of Padraig Pearse, O’Farrell agreed and volunteered to deliver the order of surrender  to the Volunteer and Citizen Army units at the Four Courts, the College of Surgeons, Boland's mill and Jacob's factory. Under the instruction of General Lowe she headed down Moore Street where republican troops from the GPO had taken over. The surrender order was given alongside with a note on how to surrender. She was given General Lowes word that she would not be held as a prisoner after delivering these orders. O’Farrell was then taken to the Dublin Castle hospital where she was stripped of her clothing and processions and stayed for one night. The following day she was taken to Ship Street barracks, she was informed was to be sent to Kilmainham jail and held as a prisoner. O’Farrell and some other prisoners were escorted to Richmond barracks it was then when O’Farrell noticed Fr. Columbus of Church Street who has accompanied her to the four courts on the evening of April 29th. He told her he would let General Lowe know of her situation. After being sent to Kilmainham jail she was later released. General Lowe sent a car for O’Farrell to be taken to Dublin castle where she was to meet him. General Lowe apologized for her detainment and provided her with a letter in case of any further trouble with the military. This finalized O’Farrell’s involvement in relation to the surrender.

Elizabeth O’Farrell was born on the 5th of November 1884 in city Quay Dublin, she was the daughter of Christopher O'Farrell a dock labourer and Margaret Kenneah a housekeeper. She was educated by the sisters of mercy. Her father died when she was young and she was sent to work. She took a job in Armstrong's, a printers in Amiens Street. She was a member of the Sacred Heart and Total Abstinence sodalities. After education she became a midwife and joined the national maternity hospital Holles street. She was a part of the Gaelic League and became fluent in Irish. In 1906 she joined Inghinidhe na hÉireann alongside lifelong friend Julia Grenan. She also then joined Cumnan na mBan the women’s branch of the Irish volunteers after its establishment in 1914.