Easter Rising
Irish independence uprising
The Easter Rising was an armed insurrection in Dublin during Easter Week 1916, when Irish republicans seized key buildings and proclaimed an independent Irish Republic.
British forces suppressed the rebellion within six days, but the subsequent execution of its leaders galvanized public support for Irish independence.
The Rising is foundational to modern Irish national identity.
Violent uprising against authority
- Home RuleIrish autonomy within Britain
- Irish RepublicSovereign state, Dublin capital
- martial lawArmed forces governance
- surrenderCease resistance, yield
Freedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- republicState with elected leaders
- separatismAdvocacy for political breakaway
Irish identity · decolonization · anti-imperialism · physical force · blood sacrifice · idealism · cultural nationalism · Fenian
Suffering for conviction
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- legacyWhat's passed down
- centenaryHundredth anniversary observance
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
memorial · monument · parade · wreath · tricolour · remembrance · pilgrimage · reenactment
Completing a planned task
- signatoriesThose who signed officially
- court-martialArmed forces judicial proceeding
- firing squadGroup executing by gunshot
- last wordsTerminal utterance
Structures preventing passage
- shellingSustained artillery attack
- firesDischarges from employment
- rubbleBroken building fragments
- curfewMandated return time
snipers · casualties · looters · civilians · Helga · incendiary
insurrection
Violent uprising against authority
- Home RuleIrish autonomy within Britain
- Irish RepublicSovereign state, Dublin capital
- martial lawArmed forces governance
independence
Freedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- republicState with elected leaders
separatism · Irish identity · decolonization · anti-imperialism · physical force · blood sacrifice · idealism · cultural nationalism · Fenian · republicanism
martyrdom
Suffering for conviction
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- legacyWhat's passed down
- centenaryHundredth anniversary observance
anniversary · memorial · monument · parade · wreath · tricolour · remembrance · pilgrimage · reenactment · documentary
execution
Completing a planned task
- signatoriesThose who signed officially
- court-martialArmed forces judicial proceeding
- firing squadGroup executing by gunshot
barricades
Structures preventing passage
curfew · snipers · casualties · looters · civilians · Helga · incendiary
- Irish HistoryGreat Famine, Irish nationalism, Irish War of Independence, Irish Civil War, Irish Free State
- DublinTrinity College, Dublin Castle, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Book of Kells, Dublin Zoo
- European UpheavalsFrench Revolution, Russian Revolution, Bolshevik Revolution, October Revolution, Prague Spring
- Independence Movementsindependence movements, liberation movements, liberation struggles, liberation war, colonial resistance
- RevolutionsFrench Revolution, Russian Revolution, American Revolution, Cuban Revolution, Mexican Revolution
- uprisingsuprising, revolt, rebellion, insurrection, mutiny
Easter Risingpeaceful protest
Nonviolent collective expression of dissent
civil disobedience · Velvet Revolution · diplomatic negotiation · passive resistance · hunger strike
Easter RisingCuban Revolution
Caribbean island's 1959 overthrow
American Revolution · Irish War of Independence · military victory · October Revolution · Bolshevik Revolution