Easter Rising

British  

noun

1. an armed insurrection in Dublin in 1916 against British rule in Ireland: the insurgents proclaimed the establishment of an independent Irish republic before surrendering, 16 of the leaders later being executed

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Example Sentences

He provides sharp observations on the Easter Rising of 1916, the war for independence and the civil war of the early 1920s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Even in a world after 1916’s Easter Rising — when Irish nationalists revolted against British rule— governmental efforts to revive Irish proved futile.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025

A maths teacher by profession, he fought in the 1916 Easter Rising and rose to prominence shortly afterwards as the rebellion's only surviving commandant.

From BBC • Oct. 11, 2021

Yeats’ poem is his meditation on the Easter Rising, which saw Irish rebels declare an Irish Republic and then occupy Dublin’s General Post Office and other key buildings in the city.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2021

Still, though recruiting slackened, the cause of the Allies remained in Ireland the popular cause and the Easter Rising was the work only of a handful of men.

From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Ward, Maisie