1916 rising

• • The consequences of the 1916 rising was that 9 rising leaders were killed this created Irish martyrs these people were known as hero’s as they laid their lives down for the good of the future of Ireland in order words a blood sacrifice.
  • The rising created a momentum for independence,Irish republicans/nationalists were inspired by rising leaders to fight for the independence of Ireland, so that Ireland would be known as a republic.
  • Public sympathy for the rebels soared, and Sinn Féin's popularity rose, despite not being directly involved
• The Easter rising deserves to be remembered as it was the foundation to and independent Ireland, even though we didn’t get full independence because of the rising leaders blood sacrifice they inspired othere to achieve some sort of independence ; (We now have the Republic of Ireland which is free from the British rule).
• Sources from the Rising

  • photographs can help us find out about this event. Photos are primary sources, from photographs you can see the location and key figures of the rising. We can get a visual representation of the clothing soldiers and leaders wore and the weapons that they used.
  • Accounts can help us find out about this event. An account is a primary source as well it will give information about the event based on eyewitnesses. It can be biased as it can be an opinion of an individual who could’ve been against Irish independence and they would’ve dismissed what they have done.
• • Eoin MacNeill tried to cancel the Easter Rising after the Aud( shape of weapons smuggled from Germany that were supposed to be used for the rising) was captured and Roger Casement was arrested. MacNeill believed the Rising would fail without the arms and ammunition that were being brought into Ireland aboard the Aud.
• The rising ended in military failure for various reasons.

  • The planning of the rising was haphazard as communication among the military council and IRB was poor. Originally it was planned for volunteers in the country would take part in the rising. However because of MacNeill’s counter commanding order it didn’t happen. The fighters were mostly settled in Dublin, which made it easier to suppress. The rebels were outnumbered. The rebels amounted to around 1200 and the British troops amounted to around 16,000.
• The British army had better weapons and ammunition such as modern rifles. The rebels were at a disadvantage as he didn’t have fresh arms and ammunition from the Aud,as it was capture. So they relied solely on old German rifles. In conclusion the rising ended in military failure as the rebels were outnumbered and outgunned so their defeat was inevitable.
• Some people believe that 1916 should be celebrated because they think that the leaders and those who fought in the Rising were courageous people and that their fight led to Irish independence. Other people believe that the 1916 leaders should not be celebrated because the Rising caused a lot of death and destruction at the time and it later inspired the paramilitary groups who fought and killed many people during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
• An appropriate way of commemorating this event would be creating statues for the nine rising leaders of the Easter rising Joseph Plunkett,Éamonn Ceannt,Pádraig Pearse etc.Placing the statues in Dublin would serve as a reminder of their sacrifice.Finally, this statue should accompany plaques to provide context for visitors about the rising and the roles of the leader.