Volume 18 , Issue 13

NW Okie's Journey

With all the craziness going on in the world today, it brings to mind John Lennon's song, "Imagine." Here's a passage from that song:
"Imagine all the people
Living life in peace...
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one"



This week we are researching the "Easter Rising (Easter Rebellion)," 24 April 1916, as Ireland prepares for its centenary. In The Washington Post, 1 May 1916, Monday, page 2, we found this headline written by Sydney B. Cave: "Daily Paper, Published By Dublin Rebels, Describes Proclamation of Republic."

The Irish War News gave details of rebellion and had leading article on general European condition. The Republic was set up at noon of Easter Monday.

Found on Newspapers.com

The Irish republic was proclaimed in Dublin on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, at 12 o'clock noon. Simultaneously with the issue of the proclamation the Dublin division of the army of the republic, including the Irish volunteers, the citizens army and the Hibernian rifles, occupied dominant positions in the city.

The general postoffice was occupied at noon, the castle was attacked at the same moment, and shortly afterward the Four Courts. Attacks were immediately commenced by British forces, and were everywhere repulsed. At the moment of writing this report (9:30 a.m.), on Tuesday, the republican forces held their position, and the British forces had nowhere broken through. There had been heavy and continuous fighting for 24 hours, and casualties among the enemy had been much more numerous than those on the republican side.

The republican forces everywhere were fighting with splendid gallantry, the population were plainly in support of the republic, and the officers and men were everywhere cheered as they marched through the streets. The flag of the republic flew from the general postoffice. Commander General Pearce was commander-in-chief of the army of the republic and was president of the provisional government. Commander General James Connolly was commanding the Dublin district.

Communication with the county was largely cut, but reports to hand show that the county was largely rising. Bodies of men from Kildare and Fingal had arrived in Dublin.

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