In the city of Dublin
1916
Researched by Jordan Herbert
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During Easter week of 1916 in Dublin, Ireland
Organized by the Irish Republican
Brotherhood
◦ a secret oath-bound fraternal organization
dedicated to the establishment of an "independent
democratic republic" in Ireland during the mid-19th
and early 20th centuries.
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Thomas J. Clarke
He was the first to sign the
Easter Proclamation. He
was executed for his role in
the Easter Rising.
James Connolly
He was the leader of
the Irish Citizen
Army. He was
executed for his role
in the Easter Rising.
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“The greatest of the Easter Week Leaders”
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Meeting held on September 5, 1914, the day
after Britain declared war on Germany, where
they decided to stage a rising before the war
ended, and to accept whatever help Germany
might offer.
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Four different
battalions were sent to
secure positions
throughout the city
Reinforcements were
sent in from England
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The Rising was suppressed after seven days
of fighting, and its leaders were executed,
but it succeeded in bringing physical force
republicanism back to the forefront of Irish
politics.
Led to the Irish War of Independence
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The Leaders of
the 1916
Easter Rising
were buried in
the old prison
yard of Arbour
Hill prison.
The
Proclamation
of 1916 is
inscribed on
the wall in
both Irish and
English.