Can you describe the 1916 Easter rebellion in Ireland?
The Easter Rebellion was an armed uprising against Irish nationalists British rule in Ireland. The uprising took place Easter Monday, April 24th, 1916, focused mainly in Dublin. The main objectives were the achievement political freedom and the establishment of a Republic of Ireland. Centuries of discontent, marked by numerous rebellions, preceded the uprising. The new crisis began to develop in September 1914 after the outbreak World War, when the British government suspended the recent approval of the Autonomy Law, which guarantees a degree of political autonomy for Ireland. Suspension of the bill promoted the growth of citizen army, a force of citizens illegally held in Dublin by the union leader Jim Larkin (died 1948) and the socialist James Connolly (1870-1916), Volunteers of Ireland, a national advocacy organization, the extremists Sinn Fein. The uprising was planned by the leaders of these organizations, including the British consular agent Sir Roger Casement David, the educator Padhraic Pearse (1879-1916), and the poet Thomas MacDonagh (1878-1916). Hostilities began about noon on April 24, when about 2,000 men led by Pearse seized control of the office post in Dublin and other strategic locations in the city. Soon after these initial successes, the leaders of the rebellion proclaimed the independence of Ireland and announced the creation of a provisional government of the Republic of Ireland. Other positions were occupied by rebels during the night and morning of April 25 they controlled a considerable part of Dublin. The counter-attack by British forces began on Tuesday with the arrival of reinforcements. Martial law was proclaimed throughout Ireland. Bitter Street Fighting developed in Dublin, during which the strengthened British forces steadily dislodged the Irish from their positions. On the morning of 29 April, the office building post, the site of the headquarters of the rebels, has been subject to violent attacks. Recognizing the futility of resistance, Pearse surrendered unconditionally in the afternoon on April 29. The British immediately brought the leaders of the uprising to trial before a military tribunal on the ground. Fifteen of these groups, including Pearse, Connolly and MacDonagh, were sentenced to death and executed by firing squad. Four others, including Americans Eamon de Valera, were sentenced to death who were later commuted to life imprisonment, even if the amnesty Valera and some others have the following year. Casement was convicted of treason and hanged. Many other prominent related with the rebellion were sentenced to long prison term. The uprising was the first in a series of events that led to the creation of the Irish Free State (the predecessor of the Republic of Ireland) in 1921. The losses are about 440 British soldiers and 75 for Ireland. Property damage includes the destruction of 200 buildings in Dublin.
The 1916 Easter Rising
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Consumed In Freedom’s Flame: A Novel of Ireland’s Struggle for Freedom 1916-1921 $9.99 CONSUMED IN FREEDOM’S FLAME is the exciting story of a fictional hero, Aran Roe O’Neill, and his resolute commitment to Ireland and its quest for independence. Together with a small group of other republicans, Aran fights for his nation’s freedom during the early part of the twentieth century. The story weaves fact and fiction around the exploits of this yourthful Irishman and his adventurous… |
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Dublin 1916: The Siege of the GPO (Profiles in History) $14.80 On Easter Monday 1916, while much of Dublin holidayed at the seaside and placed bets at the horse races, a disciplined group of Irish Volunteers seized the city’s General Post Office in what would become the defining act of rebellion against British rule—and the most significant single event in modern Irish history. By week’s end, the rebels had surrendered, and the siege had left … |
