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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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).

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Propaganda
The IRA doctored recruitment posters to make a political statement

11. 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

12. 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 

13. 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

14. 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 

15. 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).

16. 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

17. 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

18. 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

19. 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).

20. 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