featured resource:
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national museum of ireand - Virtual tour of Proclaiming a Republic: The 1916 Rising

BACKGROUND
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the conversation - what caused ireland's easter rising?

history hub - why was there an easter rising?


CENTURY IRELAND - 

​Patrick Pearse’s Graveside Oration at the Funeral of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa, August 1915
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how the rising was planned
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​RTÉ History Show - Roger Casement's Ill Fated Crusade to Germany

OVERVIEW
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creative centenaries - the easter rising


​BBC History - 1916 Easter Rising

The 1916 Easter Rising transformed the political landscape in Ireland. You can explore the events leading up to 1916, the insurrection itself and its aftermath, through essays, photographs, sound archive, music and newspapers from the period. Click here!
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bbc world service - witness - easter rising in ireland


bbc world service - the easter rising 1916 


​John D. Ruddy - Easter Rising in 8 Minutes


trinity college dublin - 'rebellion in ireland: 1782-1916' lecture series

playlist - 1916 rising [7 lectures]


​Fergal Keane - the easter rising 1916


​The Irish Times - A blow-by-blow guide to the Easter Rising
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century ireland - chronology of the easter rising

HISTORY HUB - SOUNDCLOUD - 1916 RISING PODCASTS
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rté brainstorm - How the 1916 Rising cost €200m in compensation claims

investigate a repository of historical evidence
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national library of ireland - 1916 Rising: personalities and perspectives
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the irish times - remembering the 1916 rising
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century ireland - easter rising online exhibition
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rté.ie - 1916
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rté archives - easter rising exhibition


university of limerick - limerick and the 1916 rising
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the national archives - the 1916 courtmartial files

historically significant places and buildings
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gpo witness history museum

MORE RESOURCES
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kilmainham gaol museum - the 1916 rising document pack 

century ireland - ‘Shot like a dog’: the murder of Francis Sheehy Skeffington and the search for truth
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​Tom Kettle’s words of war
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​Pacificism or Physical Force?


youtube - Real Footage


the irish story - The Easter Rising in Galway, 1916


createschool - freedom: a 1916 story


uk parliament - john dillon's speech in the house of commons, may 1916


century ireland -

​who was roger casement?


The Life & Legacy of Roger Casement
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​Roger Casement: ‘High Treason’ & the Politics of Hanging
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history ireland hedge school - 

‘All changed, changed utterly…’? Ireland 1916-18

Was the Easter Rising justified?


president of ireland - centenary commemorations and celebrations - speeches by president michael d. higgins

gpo witness history - fire and steel (2016)
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irish film institute (IFI) player - granite and chalk (2015)
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dictionary of irish biography - elizabeth o'Farrell

exam hub

past exam questions / sample answers