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Easter Rising

British

noun

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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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

At the time of the Easter Rising in 1916 the rebels were seen as reckless fringe lunatics and they had negligible popular support.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2023

The Easter Rising began on April 24, 1916, and lasted for several days.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

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

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

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