Easter Rising

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

Example Sentences

And yet at his trial he was accused of travelling to Ireland in order to provoke the Easter Rising.

From The Daily Beast

The miracle of the Easter Rising was that it put an end to the rule of the thug and the bludgeonman.

From Project Gutenberg