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Rebellion depicts fictional characters in Dublin during the 1916 Rising. [1] The commemorative drama begins with the outbreak of World War I. As expectations of a short and glorious campaign are dashed, social stability is eroded, and Irish nationalism comes to the fore. The tumultuous events that follow are seen through the eyes of a group of ...
The Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Cásca), [2] also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the aim of establishing an independent Irish Republic while the United Kingdom was fighting the First World War.
July 1 – The United States Marine Corps take control of Santo Domingo. July 1–12 – At least one shark mauls five swimmers along 80 miles (130 km) of New Jersey coastline during the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916 , resulting in four deaths and the survival of one youth who required limb amputation.
Thomas James Clarke (Irish: Tomás Séamus Ó Cléirigh; 11 March 1858 – 3 May 1916 [1]) was an Irish republican and a leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood.Clarke was arguably the person most responsible for the 1916 Easter Rising.
The series was repeated on 1 May 1966 when it was shown in its entirety, and again in 2016 during the centenary of the Rising. The series portrays the 1916 Easter Rising which was mounted by Irish republicans to end British rule in Ireland and establish an independent Irish Republic. The events were reconstructed as they might have been seen on ...
Patrick Henry Pearse (also known as Pádraig or Pádraic Pearse; Irish: Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais; 10 November 1879 – 3 May 1916) was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916. Following his execution along with fifteen ...
On Sunday 24 April, events occurred to mark the centenary date of the start of the Rising. President Higgins, Taoiseach Kenny, members of the Government, Oireachtas and judiciary attended a ceremony at Arbour Hill, where a requiem Mass was overseen by the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin. An interfaith ceremony was held at ...
Irish Republican leader Patrick Pearse read the proclamation on the steps of the post office while fellow Republican leader Liam Mellows lead a rising of Volunteers in County Galway. [ 80 ] A German battle squadron commanded by Rear Admiral Friedrich Boedicker bombarded the ports of Yarmouth and Lowestoft on the eastern English coastline ...