Chapter 18: The 1916 Rising And Events Leading Up To Independece Flashcards
Causes for the 1916 Rising
The Irish Republican Brotherhood began to plan a rising, they believed that because Britian was distracted it would be the perfect time to strike
Who were in the secret Military Council
Thomas Clarke, Seán Mac Diarmada, Pádraig Pearse, Joseph Plunkett, Éamonn Ceant and Thomas McDonagh.
Who funded the Military Council arms and ammunition
Sir Roger Casement
Blood Sacrifice
They would give up their lives for the good of the future of Ireland
What about James Connoly
In January 1916, the Military Council convinced Connoly to join in the rising
The involvement of the Irish Volunteers
Eoin MacNeill did not want use violence unless they were fist attacked by the British government
The Castle Document
A forged document that threatened the Irish Volunteers. MacNeill gave the Irish Volunteers permission to take part in the Easter Rising.
The Plans go wrong
Roger Casement on the Aud was captured by the British Navy. It was sunk and all 20,000 rifles were lost.
Eoin MacNeill found out the Castle Document was a forgery
The Rising goes ahead
The Military Council went ahead with the Rising on Easter Monday 24 April, 1916. Pearse felt that the British would not expect this. Most of the military knew it would be a milirary failure. On Easter Monday morning, about 1500 volunteers and members of the Irish Citizen Army marched to various city centre buildings
Britians Response to the Rising
The British Government were suprised. By Tuesday evening, the British soilders outnumbered the rebels by 5,000. The Helga was brought up the Liffey and shelled the Gpo. On Saturday a nurse named Elizabeth O’Farrel surrendered. The Rising was over everywhere by Monday 1 May 1916.
Why the Rising Failed
Lack of weapons and ammunition
Small number of Irish fighters
The Rebels base themselves in areas that could be easily surrounded.
The consequences
About 500 people were killed
4 million euros worth of damage.
About 3,000 people were sent to British prisons.
Ninety leaders of the Rising were sentenced to death.
Sinn Féin took credit for the 1916 Rising and began to rise.
The Rise of Sinn Féin and the First Dáil
- The Sinn Féin took credit for the Easter Rising
- Many people were convinced that Home Rule would not be enough, and so support for the IPP declined.
- Sinn Féin changed it aims to ‘the international recognition of Ireland as an independent Irish Republic.
- Sinn Féin began to fill seats that were empty due to the WW1.
- Éamon de Valera took ober from Arthur Griffith as Sinn Féin leader in 1917.
- The British government were planning to intrduce conscription to Ireland, Sinn Féin opposed the conscription and when the British government dropped the plan, Sinn Féin received most of the credit.
- The German Plot was when members of the Sinn Féin were arrested for plotting with Germany, there was evidence to support this. Which again increased Sinn Féins popularity.
The 1918 General Election
The Public clearly favoured Sinn Féin. The Sinn Féin formed a government in Dublin and they called themselves twachtaí dála.
The First Dáil
Sinn Féin formed on 21st January 1919. The named it Dáil Éireann. Cathal Brugha was president of the Dáil, due to Griffith and de Valera being in jail.
