Easter Rising 1916
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''We have declared for an Irish Republic and will live under no other law.'' 🇮🇪
IRA General Liam Lynch, Chief of Staff of #ÓglaighnahÉireann died in Defence of the Republic #OnThisDay in 1923 following being fatally wounded by Free State forces in the Knockmealdown mountains
German Captain Karl Spindler set sail on the Aud bound for Ireland #OnThisDay in 1916. On board are arms for the Easter Rising
'The Rosary'
A poem written by Constance Markievicz in the College of Surgeons during the 1916 Easter Rising after witnessing her comrades in prayer.
#EasterRising
Sean Healy (15) of Na Fianna Éireann was killed in 1916 while carrying dispatches.
His dying words: 'God Bless the Volunteers'
#EasterRising
Thursday of Easter Week 1916 - Cathal Brugha defiantly sings 'God Save Ireland' and is wounded 25 times and survives a hand grenade blast while fighting British forces at the South Dublin Union
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Irish Citizen Army hoisted the Starry Plough over the Imperial Hotel on the Wednesday of Easter Week #EasterRising
Cumann na mBan were founded #OnThisDay in 1914. One of the oldest revolutionary organisations in Ireland
Patrick Rankin from Newry, travelled by bicycle to fight for Ireland's freedom in the 1916 Easter Rising
#EasterRising