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 ...
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 ...
Easter Sunday marks the 95th anniversary of one of the bloodiest chapters in Irish history. On April 24, 1916, an estimated 1,600 Irish volunteer soldiers converged upon several public buildings in ...