Rising planning

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Chizoba Nweke

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    • The IRB formed a secret Military Council to organize the Rising. Members included Thomas Clarke, Seán Mac Diarmada, Pádraig Pearse, Joseph Plunkett, Éamon Ceannt, and Thomas McDonagh.
    • Funds for weapons came largely from Irish-Americans, and Sir Roger Casement also brought arms from Germany.
    • The Rising was planned for Easter Sunday, 23rd April 1916. The date was chosen for its symbolic link to Christ’s sacrifice.
  • After the outbreak of World War I, the IRB leaders began to plan a rising, believing that "Britain’s difficulty was Ireland’s opportunity."