Ireland from 1916-23 (Junior Cert History): Flashcards
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Date Easter Rising actually began
Date Easter Rising actually began
Easter Monday, 24th April 1916
Easter Rising headquarters location
Easter Rising headquarters location
GPO (General Post Office)
Number who participated in Easter Rising
Number who participated in Easter Rising
About 1,500
Who read Proclamation of Irish Republic
Who read Proclamation of Irish Republic
Pádraig Pearse
Total killed in Easter Rising
Total killed in Easter Rising
485 people
Sinn Féin seats won in 1918 election
Sinn Féin seats won in 1918 election
73 out of 105 Irish seats
Date First Dáil met
Date First Dáil met
21st January 1919
What Irish Volunteers became in 1919
What Irish Volunteers became in 1919
Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Who were Black and Tans
Who were Black and Tans
British auxiliary forces supporting RIC
Date of Bloody Sunday 1920
Date of Bloody Sunday 1920
21 November 1920
Date Anglo-Irish Treaty signed
Date Anglo-Irish Treaty signed
6th December 1921
Ireland's status under Treaty
Ireland's status under Treaty
Dominion within British Empire (Irish Free State)
Treaty vote result in Dáil
Treaty vote result in Dáil
64 votes to 57 (accepted)
When Irish Civil War began
When Irish Civil War began
June 1922 (Four Courts attack)
Deaths in Irish Civil War
Deaths in Irish Civil War
Over 1,500 people