By: Brianna Ryan and Jordan Roberts The Easter Rising 1916 By: Brianna Ryan and Jordan Roberts

Overview Before the Rising During the Rising Reasons for the rising During the Rising Events that occurred Effects of the Rising on Ireland Changes in Ireland

Ireland as a Republic Ireland was part of the British Empire since the Middle Ages British parliament was established in Ireland Republican ideals spread with the American and French Revolutions Theobald Wolfe Tone tried to lead a revolution in 1798 to create a republic but failed Parliament was taken away and Ireland was ruled from England

Potato Famine Ireland was neglected during the potato famine (late 1800s) Starvation killed many Irish people Many people left Ireland and never came back People started to support home rule after all the hardships “Too long a sacrifice can make a stone of the heart,” (Yeats, n.d., p.20).

Gaelic Tradition History of England supressing Gaelic traditions Irish language was banned in 1366 and people caught speaking it were arrested Gaelic tradition began to resurface in the 1800s Irish people felt closer to their own culture and this lead to a rise in nationalism

Irish Republican Flag Flag for an Irish Republic that symbolizes peace between Catholics and Protestants Northern Ireland was mostly against home rule since the majority of people were protestant Green represents Catholics and orange represents Protestants

Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) The IRB was formed in 1858 Group of Irish men who supported home rule Responsible for planning the Easter rising The Irish Volunteers Militant organisation formed by Irish nationalists Group formed in 1913 by Eoin MacNeill Eoin MacNeill

Cumman ne mBan Irish women involved in the Rising Couriers, nurses, cooks, etc. Women were able to fight in old Gaelic traditions Auxiliary of the Irish Volunteers Goals: Aid in advancing Irish liberty Assist in acquiring weapons Fund raising

World War 1 Home rule was voted into Parliament in 1914 Plans for an Irish Republic were put on hold when WW1 began Irish men were divided Some wanted to go to war and come back with a trained Army to take on the British Others wanted to fight for Ireland while the British were distracted

Propaganda The IRA doctored recruitment posters to make a political statement

Speech by Patrick Pearse “Life springs from death; and from the graves of patriot men and women spring living nations. The Defenders of this Realm have worked well in secret and in the open. They think that they have pacified Ireland. They think that they have purchased half of us and intimidated the other half. They think that they have foreseen everything, think that they have provided against everything; but the fools, the fools, the fools! — they have left us our Fenian dead, and while Ireland holds these graves, Ireland unfree shall never be at peace,” (Pearse, 2015). Patrick Pearse

The Plan Regiments of soldiers were to form a parade throughout Ireland on Easter Sunday When they were in position the regiments were suppose to capture certain areas They hoped to hold Ireland while Britain was distracted with WW1 They wanted to take hostage post offices to stop communication 

Help from Germany Roger Casement, one of the leaders of the rising, asked Germany for help in supplying weapons for the rebellion Germany agreed because they wanted to weaken Britain Royal Navy intercepted the ship transporting the weapons before they reached Ireland  Roger Casement

The Confusion Leader of the Irish Volunteers, Eoin MacNeil, did not know about the help from Germany He learned about the German ship being intercepted and he called off the fighting that was planned for Easter Sunday The IRB still wanted to rebel so they decided to go forward with the plan on Easter Monday The new plan did not spread quickly enough between the soldiers and many did not end up fighting 

What Went Down  The General Post Office was the main target for the Irish rebels and it became their headquarters  Patrick Pearse read The Proclamation declaring the right of the people of Ireland to the ownership of Ireland They attempted to capture the Dublin Castle but failed  Train stations and boat ports were not captured  “A terrible beauty is born,” (Yeats, n.d., p.20).

What Went Down pt. 2  Irish civilians robbed local stores for food and other necessities British Government established martial law Civilians did not support the rebels Rebels were soon defeated by the British Government Casualties and injuries impacted civilians more than soldiers

British Victory British soldiers set up base at Trinity College They used artillery more than man power to overtake rebels British army had 1000 soldiers at the beginning of the rising on Monday, which grew to 16,000 by Friday British placed barriers throughout the streets, giving rebels nothing to shoot at British soldiers killed many innocent civilians

The Surrender Patrick Pearse finally declared a retreat because civilians were dying Centre of Dublin was destroyed Rising leader, James Connolly, was shot in the leg and unable to fight Pearse and Connolly decided to surrender

The Executions Many of the rising leaders were arrested Executions were held daily Civilians began to see the executed rebels as martyrs  “Pearse asked nothing of life, he sought only that he might be included after death in the pantheon of Irish martyrs and heroes,” (Martin, 1967, p.247).

Home Rule Sinn Fein (a political party supporting home rule) was voted into Parliament in 1918 Civil war happened in 1920s Constitution was written in 1939  Ireland became a Republic in 1949