Patrick Pearse was born in Dublin in 1879 and is one of the most important leaders in the Irish history. Best-known for his political contributions in the Easter Rising 1916, however, he is also well-associated to the revival of the Irish education.  In this post, we are going to deal with the educative part of his biography: his education and his legacy. He was raised within a very ordinary family in Dublin. His father was a well-educated stone worker of churches and ecclesiastical works.  His mother survived the great famine of 1846. Nonetheless, she brought up four children: Patrick was the second and had one brother and two sisters. When he grew up, he was awarded with a grant to attend to the Royal University of Ireland. There, he learnt the Irish language, before joining to the Gaelic League. As a component of the League, he fought to preserve the Irish language and culture. Then, he continued his studies in Modern Languages at King’s Inns. After that, his a...

I´m sure that most of the population of the Western world haven´t read anything about Connolly, and don´t even know who he is. Despite this, the 101st anniversary of the Easter Rising has been marked by the enhancement of one of the most charismatic leaders of the event. Among all the celebration, there is a cruel reality taking place in almost the whole of Europe, the economic recession is still here and, though a recovery is glimpsed in the distance, Ireland has been seriously affected by this crisis. And you may be asking to yourself: okay… but, what does Connolly have to do with the recession? Well, different sectors from the leftists have recovered some ideas of the crucially important revolutionary socialist. And not only that, his thoughts are emerging in different places around Europe. Concretely, this quotation below is being spread among the detractors to the European Union and its politics. Shan Van Vocht (socialist newspaper) January, 1897. Reprinted in P. Beresfo...

Here you can find official documentation about the development of the Rising. 1916 EASTER RISING DOCUMENTARY 1916 Easter Rising: Awakening 1916 Easter Rising: Insurrection 1916 Easter Rising: When Myth and History Rhyme TEXTUAL RESOURCES History.com reviews the Easter Rising from the different stages: Background, April 1916, and Aftermath.  Check it out  here ! The BBC explores in deep the development of the Easter Rising: The Home Rule, the leaders, the development of the insurrection, etc.  Check it out  here ! Telegraph shows how the Easter Rising influenced the modern history of Ireland. Check it out here !

My Easter Rising 1916 is a political-historical blog which contains information about the development of the Easter Rising. Focused on an educational purpose, the main objective of this blog is to provide concise information about this historical event.  Easter Rising will provide information about the development of the rising, the leaders, the contingents, the historic framework, etc. But before go into greater detail, let´s see what is your background knowledge about this event! (check here )