Easter Rising 1916: Birth Of The Irish Republic

WHEN THE OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR I DELAYED IRELAND HOME RULE, A FACTION OF IRISH NATIONALISTS DECIDED TO TAKE DIRECT ACTION. ON EASTER MONDAY, 1916, A REBELLION WAS LAUNCHED FROM THE STEPS OF THE DUBLIN GENERAL POST OFFICE AS PATRICK PEARSE PROCLAIMED THE EXISTENCE OF AN IRISH REPUBLIC AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT.