Theater Move to Post Office Irks Irish Oct 23, 2009
And it is not any post office but the General Post Office in the center of Dublin, which served as the headquarters of the Easter Rising in 1916, leading to Ireland s independence five years later. Thus the Abbey and the "GPO," as it is universally known, are inextricably linked in Irish national history. (Newsmax)
Exhibit recognizes brave Irish servicemen Jul 13, 2009
The exhibit includes information about Irish king Brian Boru, who reigned during the early 11th century, about the Flight of the Wild Geese, or withdrawal of an Irish army sympathetic to the restoration of the Stuarts as the ruling family of England, Scotland and Ireland and about the Easter Rising, in 1916. Irish-born and Irish American soldiers fought in every major American conflict, as well. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
Today in History May 3, 2009
In 1916, Irish nationalist Padraic Pearse and two others were executed by the British for their roles in the Easter Rising. In 1933, Nellie T. Ross became the first female director of the U.S. Mint. (Yahoo News)
The role of Irish Women in the East... Apr 18, 2009
The role of Irish Women in the Easter Rising: The Cumann na mBan and the fight for Irish Independence ... The role of Irish Women in the Easter Rising ... The role of Irish Women in the Easter Rising. (Suite101.com)
IRA dissidents threaten to kill Sinn Fein official Apr 13, 2009
The Republic of Ireland government and leaders of Sinn Fein, the major Catholic-backed party in Northern Ireland, also organized their own separate ceremonies yesterday to commemorate the Easter Rising, the 1916 insurrection in Dublin that inspired Ireland's later war of independence from Britain. Copyright 2009 Globe Newspaper Company. (Boston Globe)
Sectarian Tension Returns to Northern Ireland Apr 5, 2009
Republicans hold events to commemorate the anniversary of the Easter Rising of 1916 an anti-British rebellion in Dublin that was violently suppressed by British troops while the Orange Order holds marches across the province to mark the victory of the Protestant King William of Orange over Catholic James II in the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. Although the "marching season" has passed off relatively peacefully in recent years, it's feared the actions of an emboldened dissident movement could once... (Time.com)
