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| Easter Rising 1916 The Aftermath |
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| The British cabinet told Sir Robert Maxwell (commader of army in Ireland) to be ruthless to the rebels, and thats exactly what he was. 15 men in total were executed for their role during Easter week. Nearly all these men had played a major rule in carrying out the rising, including the 7 signatures of the proclamation. However William Pearse, brother of the leader of the rising Patrick had been executed also, it is clear that he played no major role, but was infact executed because he was Patrick's brother. But what was even more sickening to the Irish people was that they shot the great socialist, leader of the Irish Citizen Army(ICA) in a chair, he was dying because of gangerine in his foot, and could not stand, so they tied him to a chair. The British paid get reparations for this, they indeed are still feeling the price to the present day. The British sturred Irish Nationalist feelings, the rebels who had been jeered at, and boo-ed for wrecking Dublin city on their march through Dublin were now martyrs, they would be remembered as great Irish patriots who give their lives for their country, and people. The rising may have been a complete miliatary failure but the British turned it into a success, by their nievety, and by not understanding the Irish people. Born out of the rising was a new re-vived army, an army that would eventually give 26 counties of the island partial freedom, this army was and is known as the Irish Republican Army(IRA). |
| Those executed were as follows: Patrick Pearse James Connolly Eamonn Ceannt Thomas Clarke Joseph Plunkett Sean Mac Diarmada Thomas Mac Donagh Edward Daly Michael O'Hanrahan Sean McBride Con Colbert Michael Mallin Sean Hueston Executed in August in an English jail: Sir Roger Casement. |
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| The HQ of the Irish Republican Army during Easter Week, the General Post Office, Dublin. |
| "This is the beginning, our fight has saved Ireland, the soldiers of tomorrow will finish the task." Thomas Clarke "You cannot conquer Ireland, you cannot extuingish the Irish passion for freedom, if our deed is not sufficient to win our freedom, then our children will win it by a better deed." Patrick Pearse, 2nd May 1916 at his court-marital "The British government had no right in Ireland, has no right in Ireland and never will have any right in Ireland." James Connolly |
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