The Easter Rising

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The Easter Rising

• Thanks Halle

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Who?
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• Largely organized by the Irish Republican
  Brotherhood
• The Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army
  also joined
• The three groups together formed the Irish
  Republic
• Led by Patrick Pearse, James Connolly and others
• The Irish Republic was rising against the British

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What?

• A rebellion by the Irish militant again the
  British who held control

British soldiers fire on the Rebels
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When?

• Began to develop in September of 1914, after the
  outbreak of WWI
• Easter Week, 1916
• Lasted from April 24-April 30
• Most significant uprising in Ireland since the
  rebellion of 1798

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Where?
Dublin city center O'Connell Street bridge.
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• Dublin, Ireland
• Headquarters for the Irish Republic was the
  General Post Office on Sackville Street (now
  OConnell)
• The Dublin Castle, Bolands Flour Mill, the South
  Dublin Union, the Four Courts, and several
  railroad stations in Dublin were all sites of
  action

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Why?

• The Irish people were looking for political
  freedom and the establishment of an Irish
  republic
• The difference in ways of life between the Irish
  and the British was becoming too much for the
  Irish to handle

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The Easter Rising Timeline

• Began noon, April 24, 1916-the Irish claimed
  major building in Dublin, including their
  headquarters
• Tuesday was relatively calm
• Wednesday the rebels were outnumbered by the
  British 201, many building and civilians were
  hit
• Thursday, the new British commander-in-chief
  arrived. More people were shot, as the British
  were commanded to shut down the rebellion as
  quickly as possible
• On Friday, the Irish abandoned the Post Office.
• Sunday, the arrested Irish were marched across
  Dublin from prison to prison

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Sources

• Septs of Ireland. Easter Rising 1916. 26 Jan.
  2007. 7 Feb. 2007. lthttp// www.easter1916.net.gt
• Knowles, R. M. Easter Rising 1914. 20 Feb.
  2006. 7 Feb. 2007. lthttp// irishroots.org/aoh/ri
  sing.htmgt.