Easter Uprising in Ireland

Easter Uprising in Ireland

What is being hailed as “The Easter Rebellion” caught the British off guard while they were preoccupied fighting in World War 1. Organized by seven members of the Military Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood the Rising began on Easter Monday, 24 April 1916, and lasted for six days. About 100 Irishmen were killed in the Easter Rebellion and the Irish rebel forces were subdued by the British Army. It was the most significant uprising in Ireland since the Irish Rebellion of 1798 where almost 50,000 people Irishmen were killed. Most of the leaders of this uprising were executed by the British.