Barricade built during the Easter Rising of 1916.

Barricade built during the Easter Rising of 1916.

April 24, 1916-April 29, 1916

The Easter Rising of 1916 came in the wake of World War I. As they did many times throughout history, the Irish took note of the British's need to divide their resources when fighting on the European mainland and decided to take advantage of the distraction posed by World War I. Led by the Irish Republican Brotherhood, volunteers took to the streets in favor of Irish Nationalism. The insurgence of rebellion which lasted for roughly 6 days was heavily violent. Unfortunately for the Nationalist militants, World War I was not apparently enough to give them the opportunity needed to gain true independence from British rule. Over the course of the fighting, close to 500 people were killed and 2500 people were wounded. A large amount of these killed and injured were tragically civilians. As the Nationalists, totally exhausted, surrendered, around 2000 people were captured and imprisoned for varying amounts of time. 15 of the Nationalist leaders, including the militant Patrick Pearse, were executed for their insurrection by firing squad.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/from-the-archive-blog/2011/may/21/easter-rising-dublin-1916

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