Ireland has a big celebration to look forward to this Easter. It's now a hundred years since the famous 1916 Easter Rising too place and all over the country there are going to be celebrations, parades and events taking place, the biggest parade happening in Dublin 24–29 April.

Introduction It’s April the 8th, 2012, Easter Monday in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Catholic Church, and the ninety-sixth anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. Nine decades ago, on …

30 flashcards with vocab related to the Rising - the seven signatories, important places, etc. 4 quote posters Dates of the execution of the signatories 2 Easter Rising posters/banners which can be printed A3 or A4 A copy of the proclamation If you would like anything added please let me know. Images from Creative Commons Font: Maple Fonts Please take the time to rate if you like this product :) Find more at www.facebook.com/perfectforprimary

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Reproduction of the 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic in possession of the National Library of Ireland. Printed under license from the National Library of Ireland. Save up to 70% off a second one, when you purchase the twin pack of 2. Sizes available: Full Size: 20" x 30" (51cm x 76cm) 80% Size: 16" x 24" (41cm x 61cm) 60% Size: 12" x 18" (30cm x 46cm) Paper: 190gsm Gloss or 180gsm Matte Available as a framed print here: https://www.etsy.com/ie/listing/476664259 History of the 1916 Proclamation -------------------------------------------- The proclamation, drafted in a large part by Pádraig Pearse was hurriedly printed in Liberty Hall on Easter Sunday 1916 (April 23rd), the Proclamation is regarded as one of the most important Irish documents. 1000 copies were printed on a worn down Summit Wharfedale Stop Cylinder Press. Only a handful originals are know to still exist over 100 years later. The original was printed on 20” x 30” standard Double Crown, a very common size and was commonly used in theater posters. Shortly before mid-day on Easter Monday, the Proclamation was read aloud by Pádraig Pearse on the steps on the GPO. Copies were then erected on buildings around the city.

Ireland has a big celebration to look forward to this Easter. It's now a hundred years since the famous 1916 Easter Rising too place and all over the country there are going to be celebrations, parades and events taking place, the biggest parade happening in Dublin 24–29 April.

A leaflet produced by Fianna Fail senator Jim Walsh during the 2011 Seanad Election campaign. Walsh was running for a seat on the Agricultural Panel. The “Easter Rising 1916 -95th Commemorati…

The 1916 Proclamation of the Irish Republic has been called the most important document in Irish history, establishing the idea of equal rights across gender, fair labor practices, and conferring the right of self-governance from the provisional government to the people. It was based in part on a similar proclamation of independence issued by Robert Emmet

MacNeill’s Countermanding order to stop the mobilisation of Volunteers on Easter Sunday, which appeared in the Sunday Independent on April 23rd, 1916. MacNeill discovered that a group within the or…

Learn the story of how British troops went into houses in North King Street in Dublin, Ireland, and massacred innocent men and boys. No one was punished. The 1916 Easter Rising leader Edward Daly was an Irish soldier who fought the British troops in Dublin.

Margaret Skinnider was the only woman wounded in action during the rebellion.

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Learn the story of how British troops went into houses in North King Street in Dublin, Ireland, and massacred innocent men and boys. No one was punished. The 1916 Easter Rising leader Edward Daly was an Irish soldier who fought the British troops in Dublin.

Why Patrick Pearse, of the 1916 Easter Rising, is weeping at Bachmann Turner Overdrive ...

Contemporary accounts show up to 90 women took part in the rebellion of Easter 1916

In my previous post on the Irish College of Leuven Fr Séan Coyle pointed out that the inscription on the College’s entrance, “Dochum Glóire Dé agus Ónóra na hÉireann” (“For the Glory of God a…

Ireland has a big celebration to look forward to this Easter. It's now a hundred years since the famous 1916 Easter Rising too place and all over the country there are going to be celebrations, parades and events taking place, the biggest parade happening in Dublin 24–29 April.

History through the eyes of the British Cabinet. Explore the archived version of The Cabinet Papers online resource (1915-1993). For advice on searching our catalogue for the fullest range of Cabinet Papers, please read our research guide to Cabinet and its committees.

Tom Clarke was a leader in the Easter Rising of 1916 in Ireland and was shot dead by firing squad at Kilmainham Jail. His wife Kathleen Clarke was also a soldier and sent to prison.

James Connolly was one of the signatories of the Irish Proclamation which was declared during the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin. James Connolly was also the founder and leader of the Irish Citizen Army.