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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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

Police are investigating a masked colour party which led an Easter Rising parade in west Belfast on Sunday.

From BBC Apr. 9, 2023

Other political challenges also arose, such as the Irish Nationalists striking out against British rule in the 1916 Easter Rising.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

In due course the Easter Rising took place, and by a blood-sacrifice Ireland once more claimed the rights which, she had been assured, were being enforced on the battlefields of Europe.

From The Sacred Egoism of Sinn Féin by Ernest Augustus Boyd

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