This book explains what happened in the years before and after Ireland's
Easter Rising, as well as providing an exciting day-by-day account of
the events themselves, and biographies of the leading figures. The
Easter Rising was arguably the most important event in Irish history. It
was an armed insurrection that occurred mainly in Dublin during Easter
Week, 1916, mounted by Irish Republicans' intent on ending British rule
in Ireland and establishing an independent Irish Republic. While not
immediately successful, its consequences changed the course of Irish
history forever.