The Easter Rising took place in Dublin, and a few outposts across the country, between Monday 24 April and Sunday 29 April, 1916. It was a rebellion against British rule in Ireland and was ...

Rising, the British cracked down on Irish nationalists with brutal efficiency. Martial law was declared, rebels were executed ...

It began with an armed insurrection known as the Easter Rising that took place in Dublin and other parts of the country, a rebellion launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland ...

Elizabeth “Lily” Kempson fled to the US after fighting in the 1916 Easter Rising. She died on January 21, 1996, at 99 years of age in Washington state. Elizabeth Ann “Lily” Kempson ...

A.P. Ryan describes how, each Easter, the Irish Republic commemorates the anniversary of the April Rising in Dublin when a short-lived Provisional Government of the Republic was proclaimed. A public ...

The British capture of a shipment of German arms also proved crucial. Nevertheless, the legacy of the Easter Rising is not so much rooted in its events, but rather its aftermath. If you strike us down ...

Easter Rising 1916 memorabilia may be treasured now by collectors, especially after last year’s centenary, but a medal just sold at auction in Ireland once ended up in a bin rather than proudly ...

Surprising Ireland’s British rulers — who waved away warning signals — the rising began on Easter Monday, April 24 1916, and ended with surrender the following Saturday. News of the rising reached ...

The Easter Rising took place in Dublin, and a few outposts across the country, between Monday 24 April and Sunday 29 April, 1916. It was a rebellion against British rule in Ireland and was ...

This was Britain's war within the war. One hundred years on, historian Heather Jones reassesses the armed struggle that came to be known as The Easter Rising ...