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2 giorni fa · De Valera was a commandant of Irish Volunteers at Boland's Mill during the 1916 Easter Rising. He was arrested and sentenced to death, but released for a variety of reasons, including his American citizenship and the public response to the British execution of Rising leaders.
1 giorno fa · James Connolly (Irish: Séamas Ó Conghaile; 5 June 1868 – 12 May 1916) was an Irish republican, socialist, and trade union leader, executed for his part in the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland.
5 giorni fa · Easter is a principal festival of the Christian church that celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his Crucifixion. Easter follows Lent, a period of 40 days observed by acts of penance and fasting.
- Easter is one of the principal holidays, or feasts, of Christianity. It marks the Resurrection of Jesus three days after his death by crucifixion....
- Easter is celebrated by Christians as a joyous holiday because it represents the fulfillment of the prophecies of the Old Testament and the revelat...
- In 325 the Council of Nicaea decreed that Easter should be observed on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the spring equinox (Mar...
- The English word Easter, which parallels the German word Ostern, is of uncertain origin. It likely derives from the Christian designation of Easter...
1 giorno fa · Irish War of Independence. Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, KP, GCB, OM, GCVO, KCMG, PC (28 September 1852 – 22 May 1925), known as Sir John French from 1901 to 1916, and as The Viscount French between 1916 and 1922, was a senior British Army officer. Born in Kent, he saw brief service as a midshipman in the ...
2 giorni fa · Sinn Féin was of little importance until the Easter Rising in Dublin (1916), after which it became the rallying point for extreme nationalist sentiment, referred to as Republicanism.
4 giorni fa · Although some historians have previously described his role in the rebellion as a minor one, evidence today suggests otherwise. The following account will therefore focus on his life from the time he left London to take part in the Rising until his subsequent release from Frongoch Prison in Wales.
3 giorni fa · Religion. France reports boom in new Catholics: over 7,000 adults to be baptized at Easter. There has been a surprising 31 percent increase since last year in the number of catechumens who will...
