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 Rebellion in Dublin - Easter in 1916.  First rebellion in Ireland since 1798.  IRB, Irish Citizen Army and Cumman na mBan fought British Forces. 

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2  Rebellion in Dublin - Easter in 1916.  First rebellion in Ireland since 1798.  IRB, Irish Citizen Army and Cumman na mBan fought British Forces.  They believed in using force to remove the British from Ireland.  Should have taken place all over Ireland.  Due to a lot of confusion, very little happened outside Dublin.

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4  Irish Republican Brotherhood members joined GAA, Sinn Féin and other groups.  This was to encourage the members to use violence against the British.  World War I was ongoing, so the rebels seized the moment to fight.

5  About 1,250 volunteers took over different parts of the city.  The GPO was the centre of the Rising.  Pádraig Pearse read the Proclamation of Independence from the steps of the GPO on Easter Monday.  Fierce fighting followed and the Irish surrendered to the British on the following Saturday.

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9  As well as many men, there was a large number of women involved.  They fought side by side with the men, as well as cooking, nursing and delivering messages and supplies.  One very important woman in the Easter Rising was Elizabeth O’Farrell.

10  Born: 1884 in Dublin  Occupation: Midwife  Base: G.P.O.  Member of: Cumman na mBan  Role: Messenger and nurse  Went to British Army with message of surrender.  Imprisoned for months after Rising.  Died: 1957. Buried in Glasnevin.

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