1916 Easter Rising
WATCH: Irish revolutionary leader receives Valentines at his grave a century after his death
On This Day: Irish revolutionary Countess Constance Markievicz was born in 1868
How the Catholic church misjudged the Easter Rising
On This Day: Thomas MacDonagh, the Easter Rising leader, was born
The Irish parliament first met on this day 106 years ago: How did it happen and what did it mean?
On This Day: Kevin Barry was born in Dublin in 1902
When did Ireland leave the British Empire? Spoiler - It wasn’t 1916
Today in 1922, the Irish Free State was born
On This Day: Easter Rising hero Padraig Pearse born in 1879
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