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Easter Rising
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Easter Rising
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(Historical Terms) an armed insurrection in Dublin in 1916 against British rule in Ireland: the insurgents proclaimed the establishment of an independent Irish republic before surrendering, sixteen of the leaders later being executed


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00 Paperback DA962 This volume collects an assortment of historical materials connected to the 1916 Easter Rising in which Irish republicans mounted an insurrection against British rule.
CAPTION(S): SALUTE: Armed Forces at GPO in Dublin; TRIBUTE: Republicans celebrate 1916 Easter Rising in West Belfast and, inset, Padraig Pearse's grand nephew Noel Scarlett; PROUD: Bobby Storey yesterday
It will be held in April to coincide with the 90th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising.
 
 
 
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