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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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TEACHER Patrick Pearce, who led the 1916 Irish rising against British rule,personally thanked three anonymous Liverpool women who he said had cooked for Irish rebels inside the Dublin Post Office, in his famous address after the conflict.
 
 
 
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