The rebels, led by Padraig Pearse, wanted to declare a free Ireland and a proclamation of independence was read on the steps of the General Post Office in Dublin. They wanted independence from Britain.
The Easter rising was a protest by the people of Ireland against British rule. The uprising occurred during the Easter week of 1916 and was organised by the Irish Republican Brotherhood. During the uprising, key locations in Dublin were seized
Joseph Peacocke - archbishop of Dublin - died in 1916.
Padraig Pearse, Thomas Clarke and Thomas MacDonagh were all executed on the 3rd of May 1916, at Kilmainham Jail in Dublin for their part in the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin.
Easter Sunday.
Gearoid O'Sullivan.
The Easter uprising failed to spread beyond Dublin, and the leaders were arrested and executed. Their brutal treatment tipped public opinion in favor of independence.
In the GPO (the General Post Office) in Dublin
On Easter Monday in 1916, the Easter rising began. Easter Monday was on the 24th of April in 1916. The rising lasted until the 30th of April 1916.
Easter Monday, 24th April 1916! God save Ireland (we need it)
He was executed by shooting in Kilmainham Jail, Dublin on the 3rd of May 1916.
He was executed for being the leader of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin.
Patrick Pearse as well as the other leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising are buried at Arbour Hill Dublin Ireland.