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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.
Insurrection is an Irish documentary drama portraying the 1916 Easter Rising.It was written by Hugh Leonard and directed by Michael Garvey and Louis Lentin.It was first broadcast on Telefís Éireann in Ireland on 10 April 1966, and later on the BBC in the United Kingdom, ABC in Australia, and several other European countries.
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.
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 ...
Ned Daly was born at 26 Frederick Street (now O'Curry street), Limerick, on 25 February 1891, the only son of ten children born to Edward and Catherine Daly (née O'Mara). [1] He was the younger brother of Kathleen Clarke , wife of Tom Clarke , and an active member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB).
He was born as Michael Hanrahan in New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, the son of Richard Hanrahan, a cork cutter, and Mary Williams. [1] His father appears to have been involved in the 1867 Fenian rising. [2] [3] The family moved to Carlow, where Michael was educated at Carlow Christian Brothers' School and Carlow College Academy.
Easter Rising – Following their courts martial, Irish Republican leaders Patrick Pearse, Thomas MacDonagh and Tom Clarke were executed at Kilmainham Gaol. [9]The Brazilian Academy of Sciences was established in Rio de Janeiro.
By the end of 1916, Russian casualties totalled nearly five million killed, wounded or captured, with major urban areas affected by food shortages and high prices. In March 1917, Tsar Nicholas ordered the military to forcibly suppress a wave of strikes in Petrograd but the troops refused to fire on the crowds. [1]