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Easter Rising

noun

  1. an armed insurrection in Dublin in 1916 against British rule in Ireland: the insurgents proclaimed the establishment of an independent Irish republic before surrendering, 16 of the leaders later being executed
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Several bands accompanied the parade, which was commemorating the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin.

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Even in a world after 1916’s Easter Rising — when Irish nationalists revolted against British rule— governmental efforts to revive Irish proved futile.

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They made their way ashore in a small rowing boat with rifles to be supplied to the armed rebellion known as the Easter Rising.

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The parade was to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland, which Stephen Murray, a leading Republican dissident, told the crowd was “unfinished business.”

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It ended at Derry's City Cemetery where about 300 people are taking part in an Easter Rising commemoration event.

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