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What is the irb and what do they do

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irish republican brotherhood. they were a secretive conspiritorial group committed to the establishment of an independent irish republic

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where was tom clarke before coming back to ireland

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USA

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what does foy say about clarke regaring the rising

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he was the ‘true leader of the er’

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4
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what is new nationalism

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more intense form of nationalism with a strong cultural dimension containing cultural renaissance and romantasicing ireland

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5
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which groups did the irb infiltrate

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gaa, gaelic league and ivf

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6
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what was clarke and macdermotts motto

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englands difficulty is irelands opportunity

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7
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when did the ivf split

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after woodenbridge

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when did the military committee form

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may 1915

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9
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what does rees argue about the military committee

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it is the ‘single most important factor in the planning of the er’

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10
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what is blood sacrifice

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the romantic idea that someone’s death would earn god’s favour for a cause

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11
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who pushed the idea of blood sacrifice

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pearse

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12
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what did pearse say about blood sacrifice

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‘bloodshed is a cleansing and sanctifying thing’

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13
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what does fx martin argue about the rising

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‘rising of intellectuals’

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14
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how was pearse an intellectual

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poet and head teacher of a school

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15
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who founded the ica

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connolly

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16
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what was the ica

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irish citizens army

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17
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what were connollys beliefs

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marxist and anti-war

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18
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what does hart say about the rising

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‘turning point’ in irish history

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19
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what does yeats say in his poems about the rising

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‘all changed, changed utterly, a terrible beauty is born’

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20
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how many died in the er

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450

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21
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how many rebels died in the er

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64/1500

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22
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where was redmond during easter week 1916

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london

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23
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where was dillon during the rising

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ireland

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24
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when did dillon make speech to the hoc about the executions

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10 may 1916

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25
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what did britain do to combat the rising

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introduced martial law

26
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when were the first talks of a rebellion in ireland

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august 1914

27
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whos funeral did pearse make a eulogy

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o’donnavon rossa

28
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who was part of the military committee

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pearse, macdemott, clarke, plunkett, connolly, ceannt, macdonagh

29
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when was conscription introduced in britain

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1 jan 1916

30
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when was the er planned

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february 1916

31
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when was the castle document

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19 april 1916

32
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what did the castle document do

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persuaded macneill to join rising despote having fewer arms as clarke implied that the british had intelligence

33
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what was the yacht called that casement used

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the aud

34
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who was arrested while bringing arms over from germany on easter sundayc

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casement

35
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what happened to casement

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hanged

36
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when did the er begin

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24 april 1916

37
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where did pearse make his proclaimation

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general post office

38
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how many rebels of the original figure turned up for the rising

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1/3

39
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who died on 26 april and why was it a big deal

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sheehy skeffington, executed without trial for witnessing murder

40
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when did general maxwell arrive in ireland

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28 april 1916

41
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when did the rebels surrender

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29 april 1916

42
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who was executed 3 may 1916

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pearse, clarke, macdonnagh

43
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name 3 women who took part in the rising

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markievicz, molony, skinnider

44
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what did skinnider do in the rising

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sniper team of four men

45
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what was significant about constance markievicz regarding her sentence

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only female sentenced to death but later revoked. became first female elected to parliament

46
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what does foster argue about the woodenbridge speech

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it was a disaster for redmond as it linked him with an increasingly unpopular war

47
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how is lee sympathetic towards redmond regarding woodenbridge

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it was necessary as ulster’s special provision was not yet decided

48
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what does jackson argue about the war being a cause for the rising

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it was ‘virtually unimaginable’ without the war

49
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when did the coalition government form

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may 1915

50
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why was the coalition government significant

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only carson joined cabinet despite redmond also being invited

51
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what does laffan argue about redmond not joining the coalition cabinet

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it left the ipp marginalised at westminster

52
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why was there mass discontent after the rising among civillians

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destruction of the city and many shops looted

53
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who shot sheehy skeffington

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colthurst

54
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name the 9 british mistakes after the rising

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-trials and executions done in secret
-martial law
-internment camps became republican universtieis
-casement was a political blunder
-sheehy skeffington
-early release of interees in dec 1916/june 1917
-blamed sf
-bank holiday made troops slow to respond

55
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what was the main internment camp in wales

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frongoch

56
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when was martial law declared

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26 apri; 1916

57
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how many were arrested immediately after the rising

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3500

58
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what does foy and barton say regarding the citizens reaction to the rising

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considerable citizen anger

59
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what does dillon say about the rising in his 10 may hoc speech

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‘i am proud of these men,,, they fought a clean fight’

60
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how does lady fingall describe the executions

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‘blood seeping under a closed door’

61
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what does markievicz say about the rising

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‘i wish you had the decency to shoot me’

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