The Irish Republican Army And British Rule

Part I of Essay
The day had come when the citizens of Ireland stood up to British authority. On Easter Sunday 1916, the Irish used physical force to counter Britain, which occurred mainly in Dublin. There was an uprising of Irish nationalists that were against the rule of Britain in Irela ....

Part II of Essay
.... took place in Dublin. Approximately a thousand Irish men and women set out to capture Irelands freedom on that April morning. Within six days the rising ended. The Irish had to surrender after losing too many men. Afterwards the British brought the leaders of the uprising before trial. Most of the leaders like Thomas McDonagh, Patrick Pearce James Connolly and Thomas Clark were all executed by a firing squad. Expect for de Valera, who was not executed because he was an American and could not be killed by the British government. Others that ....