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Easter Rising — n. an insurrection against the British government in Dublin on Easter Monday, 1916, resulting eventually in the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 * * * the rebellion against British rule in Dublin, which took place at Easter in 1916.… … Universalium
Easter Rising — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Easter Rising partof=the movement towards Irish independence caption=Proclamation of the Republic, Easter 1916 date=April 24 to April 30, 1916 place=Dublin small action in Ashbourne skirmishes in counties Galway … Wikipedia
Easter Rising — Der Osteraufstand (irisch: Éirí Amach na Cásca / englisch: Easter Rising) von 1916 war ein Versuch militanter irischer Republikaner, die Unabhängigkeit von Großbritannien gewaltsam zu erzwingen. Obwohl militärisch fehlgeschlagen, gilt er als… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Easter Rising — n. an insurrection against the British government in Dublin on Easter Monday, 1916, resulting eventually in the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 … English World dictionary
Easter Rising — Easter Ris|ing, the the events of Easter 1916 in Ireland, when armed opponents of British rule in Ireland took control of the main Post Office in Dublin and announced that Ireland was an independent republic. They were quickly defeated by the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
The Last Roundup — is a series of novels by Irish writer Roddy Doyle. All stories focus on the same character, Henry Smart. The series is narrated by Henry as well, providing us the Omniscient Narrator. Volume I: A Star Called Henry (1999) Henry S. Smart, born in… … Wikipedia
Easter, 1916 — is a poem by W. B. Yeats describing the poet s ambivalent emotions regarding the events of the Easter Rising staged in Ireland against British rule on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916. The uprising was unsuccessful, and most of the militant Irish… … Wikipedia
The Boys of the Old Brigade — is an Irish Republican folk song about the Irish Republican Army of the Irish War of Independence 1919 1921.The song consists of a father, a veteran of the Easter Rising of Irish Republicans, telling his son nostalgically about his old comrades… … Wikipedia
Easter Proclamation — may refer to: *The Exultet, a Christian hymn intoned by the deacon during the Easter Vigil in western rite churches. *The Proclamation of the Irish Republic, issued during the Easter Rising in Ireland … Wikipedia
(the) Defence of the Realm Act — the Defence of the Realm Act [the Defence of the Realm Act] (abbr DORA) a law introduced by the British government in 1914 to give special powers to the authorities in Ireland. At that time, after the beginning of the war between Britain and… … Useful english dictionary
