Transcript The Easter Rising - Mercyhurst University

The Easter Rising
Thanks Halle
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http://irelandsown.net/connolly5.html
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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Dublin city center & O'Connell Street bridge.
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Where?
Dublin, Ireland
Headquarters for the Irish Republic was
the General Post Office on Sackville
Street (now O’Connell)
The Dublin Castle, Boland’s Flour Mill,
the South Dublin Union, the Four
Courts, and several railroad stations in
Dublin were all sites of action
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 20:1,
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
Sources
Septs of Ireland. Easter Rising 1916. 26
Jan. 2007. 7 Feb. 2007. <http://
www.easter1916.net.>
 Knowles, R. M. Easter Rising 1914. 20
Feb. 2006. 7 Feb. 2007. <http://
irishroots.org/aoh/rising.htm>.