1916 rising

• The 1916 Rising was a key event in the struggle for independence in Ireland
• The Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) played a significant role in the 1916 Rising
• Cause of the 1916 Rising: the IRB no longer wanted Home Rule but a complete republic
• Course of the rebellion during the 1916 Rising:

  • On Easter Monday, rebels took over key buildings throughout Dublin, including the GPO and Bolands Mills
  • Other key buildings such as the Royal College of Surgeons and the Four Courts were also occupied
• During the 1916 Rising, the gunship Helga shelled the GPO, where the rebels, outnumbered 20 to 1, were located
• Patrick Pearse read the proclamation declaring Ireland a republic on the steps of the GPO, signed by the IRB military council
• What was the main cause of the 1916 rising?

  The IRB no longer wanted home rule but a complete republic
• Consequences of the Easter Rising in Ireland:

  •Irish public opinion turned against Britain

  •Sinn Fein was favored, who the British mistakenly blamed for the rising

  •Sinn Fein won the 1918 election

  •The British government refused to recognize the Dail or the Irish Republic, leading to the War of Independence

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  
• British authorities mistakenly blamed sinn fein for the rising and its support began to rise rapidly
• Éamon de Valera had taken over the leadership of sinn fein
• In 1919 sinn fein had refused to take there seats in Westminster and instead formed a parliament of theirs own

  , the first Dáil
• Eamonn de Valera became president of the Dáil and declared ireland to be a Republic, the British government refused to recognise the Dáil or the Irish Republic which led to the war of independence