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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Easter Rising

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

Lyra McKee's murder comes days before the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2023

“All changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born,” Yeats wrote in 1916 in the aftermath of the Easter Rising in Dublin, a six-day rebellion against British rule in Ireland.

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