The Easter Rising is often remembered for its leaders and its rebellion, but the deadliest toll was borne by civilians. This 110th anniversary is a reminder that 485 people, many of them women and ...

Republican rebellion started Ireland on the road to independence. One a former farmer in America, another who was already dying! Here are some incredible facts about some of the Easter Rebellion ...

One hundred and ten years ago, in the midst of a world war, Irish freedom fighters launched an insurrection to throw off the ...

For years I have waited and prayed for this day. We have the most glorious opportunity that has ever presented itself of ...

The 1916 Proclamation has been described as a “radical document” during an Easter Rising commemoration in Co Tyrone. Several bands led an annual parade, organised by the Tyrone National Graves ...

In the months before the Easter Rising, St. Patrick’s Day marches offered a glimpse of Ireland’s rising nationalist energy. Irish Volunteers march in Cork City, Ireland on Saint Patrick’s Day, 1916.

The event involved a blessing of the grave where 14 leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising were buried after their executions by firing squad.