Easter rising

In this third and final part of our audio feature on the 1916 Rising, John Dorney talks to historians Padraig Yeates and Fearghal McGarry about the short and long term effects of the rebellion. …

This should never have been! And their deaths should not be in vain!! Never forget those who sacrificed everything for Ireland, and those that still are!! ♣

Blood Upon the Rose: Easter 1916: The Rebellion That Set Ireland Free [Hunt, Gerry, Hunt, Gerry] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Blood Upon the Rose: Easter 1916: The Rebellion That Set Ireland Free

Éamon de Valera is a man that has enjoyed iconic status in the Irish history books for more reasons than being one of the Leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising. He…

Today, May 3rd 2016, marks one hundred years since Pádraig Pearse (1879-1916) was executed for his part in the Easter Rising of 1916.

"Sinn Fein Rebellion Handbook, Easter, 1916. A Complete and Connected Narrative of the Rising, with Detailed Accounts of the Fighting at all Points.The Easter Rising of 1916 was another traumatic event in Irish history which helps to illustrate the connection between history and song. This exhibition pairs a magazine publication of a year later devoted exclusively to the Rising with a later songbook devoted to the songs of 1916."

Irish-America and the 1916 Rising | The Century Ireland project is an online historical newspaper that tells the story of the events of Irish life a century ago

Learn the story of how British troops went into houses in North King Street in Dublin, Ireland, and massacred innocent men and boys. No one was punished. The 1916 Easter Rising leader Edward Daly was an Irish soldier who fought the British troops in Dublin.

Joseph Plunkett was an Irish soldier during the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland. He married Grace Gifford in Jail in the hours before he is executed. Joseph Plunkett was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916. They fought for Irish freedom from British rule.