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Easter Rising: Irish rebels, led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly, launch an uprising in Dublin against British rule and proclaim an Irish Republic.
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Easter Rising
1916 armed insurrection in Ireland
The Easter Rising, also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the aim of establishing an independent Irish Republic while the United…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Patrick Pearse
Irish revolutionary (1879–1916)
Patrick Henry Pearse was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916. Following his execution along with fifteen others, Pearse came to be seen by many as the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
James Connolly
Irish republican, trade unionist and revolutionary (1868–1916)
James Connolly was a Scottish-born Irish republican, socialist, and trade union leader, executed for his part in the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland. He remains an important figure both for the Irish labour movement and for Irish republicanism.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Proclamation of the Irish Republic
1917 declaration of independence from the United Kingdom
The Proclamation of the Republic, also known as the 1916 Proclamation or the Easter Proclamation, was a document issued by the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army during the Easter Rising in Ireland, which began on 24 April 1916. In it, the Military Council of the Irish…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)