Title: The 1916 Irish rebellion /
Authors: Nic Dhiarmada, Bríona
Year: 2016
Subjects: Irish question; Ireland History; Ireland
Abstract: One hundred years ago, during Easter Week, 1916, rebel Irish leaders and their followers staged an armed uprising in the city of Dublin in an attempt to overthrow British rule and create an autonomous Irish republic. One week later, their rebellion ruthlessly quashed by British forces, the surviving insurgents were jailed and many of their leaders quickly executed. Though their rebellion had failed, their actions galvanized a growing population of sympathizers who would, in years to come, succeed in establishing an independent Irish state. Documentary writer, producer, and scholar Bríona Nic Dhiarmada has seized the occasion of the centenary of the Irish Rising to reassess this event and its historical significance.^
Contents: Awakening -- Insurrection -- When myth and history rhyme.