In the months before the Easter Rising, St. Patrick’s Day marches offered a glimpse of Ireland’s rising nationalist energy.
Kilmainham Gaol Museum has shared a surprising link between Oscar-winning Jessie Buckley and the Easter Rising. Jessie became ...
DUBLIN — Ireland on Sunday staged its largest ever military parade as it marked the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, a botched but historically significant rebellion against British rule.
On Easter Monday in 1916, over 1,000 people swarmed to occupy strategic points throughout Dublin to declare an independent Irish republic. The aftermath of the so-called six-day Easter Rising saw ...
Several commemorations are planned over April 18-21, while a number of smaller demonstrations will take place over April 24-26. The anniversary of the insurrection against British rule in Ireland on ...
DUBLIN — Thousands of soldiers marched solemnly through the crowded streets of Dublin on Sunday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising against Britain, a fateful rebellion that ...
After the Easter Rising, the British cracked down on Irish nationalists with brutal efficiency. Martial law was declared, rebels were executed without trial, and the people of Ireland watched in shock ...