History

Irish patriot and a leader of the 1916 Easter Uprising, John MacBride, is executed by firing squad in Kilmainham Gaol
Irish patriot and a leader of the 1916 Easter Uprising, John MacBride, is executed by firing squad in Kilmainham Gaol …

Edward Daly, Michael OHanrahan, William Pearse & Joseph Mary Plunkett are executed by firing squad in Kilmainham jail
Edward Daly, Michael OHanrahan, William Pearse & Joseph Mary Plunkett are executed by firing squad in Kilmainham jail …

Patrick Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh executed by firing squad in Kilmainham jail
Patrick Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh executed by firing squad in Kilmainham jail …

Francis Sheehy-Skeffington, writer, suffragist, pacifist and patriot, is arrested while trying to stop Easter Rising looting, he is later executed by the British without a trial
Francis Sheehy-Skeffington, writer, suffragist, pacifist and patriot, is arrested while trying to stop Easter Rising looting, he is later executed by the British without a trial …

Irish Volunteers and Citizen Army seize the General Post Office (GPO) in Dublin
Irish Volunteers and Citizen Army seize the General Post Office (GPO) in Dublin The Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Cásca) was a rebellion staged in Ireland against British rule on Easter Monday in April 1916. Despite its military failure, it can be judged as being a significant stepping-stone in the eventual creation of the Irish Republic. …

The merchant ship Aud leaves Germany for Ireland with arms for the Irish Republican Brotherhood
The merchant ship Aud leaves Germany for Ireland with arms for the Irish Republican Brotherhood …

Patrick Pearse denies rumors of a possible rising to Irish Volunteer Chief of Staff Eoin MacNeill
Patrick Pearse denies rumors of a possible rising to Irish Volunteer Chief of Staff Eoin MacNeill The Irish Volunteers, also known as the Irish Volunteer Force or the Irish Volunteer Army, was a paramilitary organisation established in 1913 by nationalists and republicans in Ireland. …

First Irish Race Convention is held in New York City
First Irish Race Convention is held in New York City The 1916 convention, comprising 2,300 delegates at the Hotel Astor, was held six weeks before the Easter Rising, and considered the division between the Home Rule parties and the more militant nationalists. The Rising would be supported by Clan na Gael, but other members remained hopeful that the 1914 Home Rule Act, which had been passed but suspended during World War I, might work. …

Secret negotiations result in alliance of the Irish Citizen Army with the Irish Republican Brotherhood
Secret negotiations result in alliance of the Irish Citizen Army with the Irish Republican Brotherhood The secret negotiations between the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) and the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) in 1916 were a significant development in the lead-up to the Easter Rising, a pivotal event in Irish history. The alliance between these two organizations played a crucial role in planning and executing the rebellion. …

Evacuation of Gallipoli Peninsula
Evacuation of Gallipoli Peninsula Evacuation of Gallipoli Peninsula in the Dardanelles is completed; there are 100,000 casualties, mostly Australian, New Zealanders and Irish, in the eight-month campaign …