The Easter Rising

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Table of Contents

Overviews
The Rebels
Other Key Individuals
Events of the Easter Rising
Organisations
The Aftermath
Ireland and the First World War
The 1918 Election
Other Resources



Overviews

The Rising
~kthomas at tinet.ie
The Troubles 1916 - 1921
hoganstand
Easter Rising 1916 Irish Roots
Easter Rising 1916 Easter 1916
The Easter Rising Irish Times
The Easter Rising: Dublin 1916 First World War
Easter 1916: The fight for Irish freedom Ireland for visitors
The Rising, with an emphasis on Pearse Wild Geese
Records on the Easter Rising British National Archives
The 1916 Rising Taoiseach's website
1916 Easter Rebellion Irish Northern Aid
Events of the Rising, with photographs kirwilli at bigpond.net
The insurrection of Easter 1916 Workers solidarity movement
The Rising, with casualty figures BBC
Dublin flames kindled a nation's spirit ~dluby at iol.com
Easter Rising Triskelle

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The Rebels

Patrick Pearse Ireland Information
Patrick Pearse Wikipedia
Patrick Pearse United Irelander
Patrick Pearse: Ireland's Rebel United States Naval Academy
Eamon de Valera Apostles
Eamon de Valera BBC
Eamon de Valera University College Dublin
Michael Joseph O'Rahilly Wikipedia
The O'Rahilly Island Ireland
Tom Clarke Wikipedia
James Connolly marxists.org
James Connolly: 1868 - 1916 BBC
James Connolly Stephen Stratford
James Connolly: A Biography Revolutionary Communists
James Connolly Spartacus Schoolnet
Joseph Mary Plunkett 1916 Rising
Joseph Plunkett Wikipedia
Michael Collins ~sbarrett at cruzio
Michael Collins Wikipedia
Michael Collins, Revolutionary Ireland's Eye
The tragedy of Michael Collins marxist.com
Michael Collins BBC
Michael Collins: early years General Michael Collins
Michael Collins 1916 to 1918 General Michael Collins
Michael Collins United States Naval Academy
Michael Collins: A Revolutionary is Born ~obrienc at iol.com
Michael Collins: A Beloved Irish Patriot Military History Online
Sean MacDermott Stephen Stratford
Thomas MacDonagh 1916 Rising
Thomas MacDonagh Stephen Stratford
Thomas MacDonagh Wikipedia
Thomas MacDonagh United Irelander
Thomas MacDonagh Triskelle
Thomas MacDonagh (image) Irish National Archives
Eoin MacNeill Biography Base
Eoin MacNeill Wikipedia
Thomas Ashe Wikipedia
Constance Markievicz Sligo Heritage
Constance Markievicz Spartacus Schoolnet
Countess Constance Markievicz BBC
Sir Roger Casement North Antrim
Roger Casement Wikipedia
Roger Casement British National Archives
Sir Roger Casement and the German Connection BBC
Sean MacDiarmada Ancient Order of Hibernians
Sean MacDiarmada United Irelander
Sean MacDiarmada Wikipedia
Those who died or were executed in or after the Rising ~stfanahans at esatclear.ie
The seven members of the provisional government National Library of Ireland

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Other Key Individuals

Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Searc's Web
Douglas Hyde, founder of the Gaelic League Wikipedia
Douglas Hyde, founder of the Gaelic League Cork University
Francis Sheehy-Skeffington Wikipedia
Francis Sheehy-Skeffington Searc's Web
Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington Cork University
Sir Francis Fletcher Vane hoganstand
Arthur Griffith Cork University
John Redmond Spartacus Schoolnet
William Redmond Wikipedia
John Dillon Wikipedia
Herbert Henry Asquith Number 10
Herbert Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith BBC
Woodrow Wilson Ulster Virginia
David Lloyd George BBC
David Lloyd George BBC
George Noble Plunkett Wikipedia

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Events of the Easter Rising

Republic proclaimed on Monday April 24th rootsweb
Failure to take Dublin Castle on Monday 24th Irish National Archives
Monday April 24th 1916 Irish Times
Easter Monday 1916 Teachnet
Dublin castle in the Easter Rising Dublin Castle
General Post Office during the Rising Irish National Archives
Irish Citizen Troops on the roof of liberty hall 1916 Rising
Tuesday April 25th 1916 Irish Times
Wednesday April 26th: the tide begins to turn Irish Times
Wednesday 26th April 1916 Teachnet
Reconstruction of Wednesday 26th April: 'Two Thousand Sherwood Foresters' RTÉ
Mrs Skeffington tells how her husband died New York Times
Remembering the Rising - Skeffington murdered United Irelander
An Irishman's Diary (covers the murder of Skeffingon) ~irishhistory at eircom.net
The morning a mad captain ordered the death of a pacifist and two journalists The Irish Times
Jacob's Biscuit Factory during the Rising Irish National Archives
Thursday 27th April 1916 Teachnet
Friday 28th April 1916 Teachnet
Surrender on April 29th Irish Times
Saturday 29th April: Surrender Teachnet
Abuse of prisoners by Lee Wilson BBC
British Parliamentary Response to the Rising as it unfolded, documented by Punch Irish Historian

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Organisations

The Irish Citizen Army BBC
Cumann na mBan Triskelle
The Irish Revolutionary Women of Cumann na mBan Irish Democrat
Main players in the Rising BBC
Eoin MacNeill and the Irish Volunteers National Library of Ireland
Irish Volunteers Irish Wolfhounds
Irish Republican Brotherhood Wikipedia
Irish Republican Brotherhood University College Dublin
Fianna Éireann Wikipedia
Fianna Éireann: History of the Irish Youth Movement Spirited Ireland

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The Aftermath

Aftermath of the Easter Rising Wikipedia
The executions BBC
Trials and executions Stephen Stratford
Frongoch Interment Camp
Wikipedia
Roger Casement's trial National Portrait Gallery
1917: Preparations for IRA Convention An Phoblacht
Thomas Ashe: 1885 - 1917 Irish Human Rights Coalition
Death and funeral of Thomas Ashe angelfire/dc/ira
Thomas Ashe rootsweb
The Rise of Sinn Fein
BBC
The Rise of Sinn Fein BBC
Constitution of Sinn Fein adopted in 1917 University of Cork
1917 Rising of an Irish Political Colossus Clare Library
Sinn Fein 1917 - 1922 Wikipedia
1917 - 20: the road to partition BBC
Irish Convention Wikipedia
Ballingearry Volunteers ~sosul at eircom.net
Church backing for Sinn Fein Irish Democrat

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Ireland and the First World War

The Somme: returning home to hostility Irish Times
Ireland and World War One BBC
The First World War and Ireland Waterford County Museum
Impact of the First World War on the Parliamentary Party Wikipedia
'The Slums and the Trenches' by James Connolly, 1916 marxists.org
Conscription crisis of 1918 Wikipedia
The Hay Plan and Conscription in Ireland during World War One Waterford County Museum
Athy and the Conscription Crisis of 1918 TCH Archives
The First World War, Easter Rising and Sinn Fein wesleyjohnston
Ireland's War Memorial Records Irish Genealogy
What started the First World War? Irish Times
Ireland and the War Great War

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The 1918 Election

The Irish election of 1918
Access Research Knowledge
Irish general election, 1918
Wikipedia
Counting the votes: A study of the 1918 Westminster Election in Ireland Dundalk Institute of Technology
Sinn Fein manifesto 1918 Wikipedia
Numbers enfranchised Wikipedia
William Archer Redmond's victory Elections Ireland
First Dáil Wikipedia
Ireland 1919 - 1922 History Learning Site

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Other Resources

Patrick Pearse's speech: bloodshed is a cleasing and sanctifying thing University of Cork
James Connolly, 1916 and the 'blood sacrifice' myth Irish Democrat
Patrick Pearse's oration at the funeral of O'Donovan Rossa Wikipedia
Oration of P.H. Pearse over the grave of O'Donovan Rossa Library Ireland
The Funeral of O'Donovan Rossa Saoirse 32 blogsome
The Gaelic League Wikipedia
History of the Gaelic Athletic Association University of Cork
Douglas Hyde, Eoin MacNeill and the Gaelic League National Library of Ireland
'Irish Ireland' Cork University
Memorial on Mount Street Bridge Irish War Memorials
Liberty Hall: A potent symbol of freedom Irish Democrat
Plaque marks Frongoch internment camp Irish Democrat
General Post Office Wikipedia
Yeats and the 1916 Rising George Mason University
Pistol found when Roger Casement was arrested Police Service of NI
Armoured lorry used during the Dublin Rising ~akirk at Florida State Uni
Rebel songs from 1916 BBC
Sherwood Forester casualties Derbyshire Lads
The Sherwood Foresters Crich Memorial
Sherwood Foresters killed fighting Irish rebels 1914 - 18 invision-zone
What is Sinn Fein? American Almanac
Sinn Fein All Ireland
Debate on whether Arthur Griffith supported violence An Phoblacht
Arthur Griffith and Sinn Fein Irish National Archives
Postcards from Sinn Fein Rebellion / Revolt Island Ireland
Sinn Fein assails Cardinal Farley, 1918 New York Times
'Unemployment in Ireland' by James Connolly, 1916 marxists.org
Pictures from the 1916 Commemoration in 2006 archiseek
Ruth Dudley Edwards criticises the Easter Rising Commemorations Ruth Dudley Edwards
Easter Rising Quiz Irish Historian
Punch magazine's response to events in Ireland, 1916 Irish Historian



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