The Events of Easter Week 1916 (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Date Easter Rising began
Date Easter Rising began
24 April 1916
Initial Volunteers at Liberty Hall
Initial Volunteers at Liberty Hall
Approx. 700
Final Volunteer & ICA numbers by week's end
Final Volunteer & ICA numbers by week's end
1,300 Volunteers & 219 ICA members
Who read Proclamation at GPO?
Who read Proclamation at GPO?
Patrick Pearse
1st Battalion leader & location
1st Battalion leader & location
Edward Daly, Four Courts
3rd Battalion leader & location
3rd Battalion leader & location
Éamon de Valera, Boland's Bakery
Rebel newspaper name
Rebel newspaper name
The Irish War News
Who declared martial law (Tuesday)?
Who declared martial law (Tuesday)?
Brigadier-General William Lowe
Volunteers at Mount Street Bridge
Volunteers at Mount Street Bridge
17 Volunteers
British casualties at Mount Street Bridge
British casualties at Mount Street Bridge
Over 224
Key leader wounded Thursday
Key leader wounded Thursday
James Connolly
Total deaths by Sunday
Total deaths by Sunday
Over 450 people
Civilian deaths by Sunday
Civilian deaths by Sunday
Around 300
Who delivered surrender note?
Who delivered surrender note?
Elizabeth O'Farrell
Thomas Ashe's achievement (Ashbourne)
Thomas Ashe's achievement (Ashbourne)
Captured 4 police barracks