The IRB and pre 1916 support (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Year IRB founded
Year IRB founded
1858
Date of Easter Rising
Date of Easter Rising
Easter Monday, 24 April 1916
Key figure who promoted blood sacrifice concept
Key figure who promoted blood sacrifice concept
Patrick Pearse
Leader of Irish Volunteers
Leader of Irish Volunteers
Eoin MacNeill
Blood sacrifice concept meaning
Blood sacrifice concept meaning
Willing sacrifice for national awakening & independence
Connolly's two main causes
Connolly's two main causes
Irish independence & workers' rights/social justice
Casement's Germany mission purpose
Casement's Germany mission purpose
Secure arms & military support for Rising
Number of rifles on Aud
Number of rifles on Aud
20,000
Where Casement landed in Ireland
Where Casement landed in Ireland
Banna Strand
Casement execution date
Casement execution date
3 August 1916
When Aud was scuttled
When Aud was scuttled
9:28 a.m., Saturday, 22 April 1916
HQ of Connolly & Irish Citizen Army
HQ of Connolly & Irish Citizen Army
Liberty Hall
Two groups IRB infiltrated
Two groups IRB infiltrated
Irish Volunteers & Gaelic League
IRB's strategy for Rising
IRB's strategy for Rising
Seize key Dublin locations & hold against British
Connolly's quote about the Rising
Connolly's quote about the Rising
We are going out to be slaughtered