1916 Rising 1916 Rising and other Irish and other Irish warswarsBy RuairiBy Ruairi

G.P.OG.P.O

The G.P.O was the headquarters for the The G.P.O was the headquarters for the rising.rising.

During the rising the G.P.O was shot at During the rising the G.P.O was shot at many times.many times.

If you go to it now the bullet holes are still If you go to it now the bullet holes are still there.there.

Micheal CollinsMicheal Collins

In 1906 Micheal joined the Irish rebels to In 1906 Micheal joined the Irish rebels to get Ireland out of British rule.get Ireland out of British rule.

A picture of Micheal CollinsA picture of Micheal Collins He was a great Irish soldierHe was a great Irish soldier

FlagFlag

The flag colours were made to represent The flag colours were made to represent the different parts of Ireland.the different parts of Ireland.

Green republic of IrelandGreen republic of Ireland White peace in all IrelandWhite peace in all Ireland Orange northern IrelandOrange northern Ireland

The LawsThe Laws

The laws were like the old penal lawsThe laws were like the old penal laws The Irish were not allowed to speak there The Irish were not allowed to speak there

own language own language The Irish were not allowed go to church The Irish were not allowed go to church

or say mass. or say mass.

The death of Micheal The death of Micheal CollinsCollins

When the Irish found out he was dead When the Irish found out he was dead they were all chanting the big fella.they were all chanting the big fella.

ExecutionsExecutions

There was 16 executions as a result of There was 16 executions as a result of the Easter rising.the Easter rising.

The executions were held at Casement.The executions were held at Casement. They were hung or shot. They were hung or shot.

Easter RisingEaster Rising

The Easter Rising was a rebellion to get The Easter Rising was a rebellion to get Ireland out of British rule.Ireland out of British rule.

It was staged in Dublin Easter week 1916It was staged in Dublin Easter week 1916

Main RebelsMain Rebels

Thomas J. ClarkeThomas J. Clarke Sean Mac NiermadaSean Mac Niermada Padraic H. PearsePadraic H. Pearse Eamonn CeantEamonn Ceant James ConnollyJames Connolly Roger CasementRoger Casement John Mac BrideJohn Mac Bride

Main RebelsMain Rebels

Helena MolonyHelena Molony Hanna SheelyHanna Sheely William PearseWilliam Pearse Joeseph PlunkettJoeseph Plunkett Constance MarkieviezConstance Markieviez

Rising outside of Dublin Rising outside of Dublin

An Irish volunteer unit outside of Dublin An Irish volunteer unit outside of Dublin decided to attack British forces.decided to attack British forces.

But they lost because they were poorly But they lost because they were poorly armed.armed.

The Civil warThe Civil war

It was started by two people in Ireland It was started by two people in Ireland one gave England Northern Ireland the one gave England Northern Ireland the other didn’t want any part of Ireland to other didn’t want any part of Ireland to belong to the British. belong to the British.

Movies about Irish wars Movies about Irish wars

Micheal CollinsMicheal Collins The wind that shook the barleyThe wind that shook the barley Cold warCold war The unknown cival warThe unknown cival war

museumsmuseums

There is a lot of museums of Irish wars.There is a lot of museums of Irish wars. Including Collins and the war history Including Collins and the war history

museum.museum. These are pictures of Irish museums. These are pictures of Irish museums.

Bloody SundayBloody Sunday

Dublin were supposed to play Tipperary .Dublin were supposed to play Tipperary . Then British soldiers were sent in and Then British soldiers were sent in and

shot randomly into the stands.shot randomly into the stands. This is a cartoon version of Croke parkThis is a cartoon version of Croke park

Civil war 2Civil war 2

The war was tough short and bloodyThe war was tough short and bloody Over 800 people died as a result of the Over 800 people died as a result of the

civil warcivil war

IndependenceIndependence

This war changed Irish history for everThis war changed Irish history for ever The Irish soldiers fought for years to get The Irish soldiers fought for years to get

freedom .freedom . This is the old Irish flag.This is the old Irish flag.

Hedge schoolsHedge schools

The Irish kids got a hard time at English The Irish kids got a hard time at English schools so the Irish set up these hedge schools so the Irish set up these hedge schools.schools.