The Easter Rising, Dublin
where The Cause begins.....
On 24th April 1916 for 6 days a small group of men and woman in Dublin and around Ireland took part in the Easter Rising.
Was this the moment that changed the boys beliefs?
Executions on 12th May 1916
Two men in The Cause were executed for their involvement in the Easter Rising
James Connolly
The partition of Ireland (Irish: críochdheighilt na hÉireann) on 3rd May 1921
When it was over 16 rebels were executed for treason.
The Irish Civil War 1922 - 1923
The Battle of Dublin was a week of street battles in Dublin from 28 June to 5 July 1922 that marked the beginning of the Irish Civil War. Six months after the Anglo-Irish Treaty ended the recent Irish War of Independence, it was fought between the forces of the new Provisional Government and a section of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) that opposed the Treaty. The Irish Citizen Army also became involved in the Battle, supporting the anti-Treaty IRA in the O'Connell Street area. The fighting began with an assault by Provisional Government forces on the Four Courts building, and ended in a decisive victory for the Provisional Government.
Bloody Sunday, Derry 30th January 1972 - chapter 1 depicts the impact felt in London
The Bogside Massacre, Derry, Northern Ireland, when British soldiers shot 26 civilians during a civil rights protest march against internment without trial. Fourteen people died.
What would you do for a cause?
On 5th May 1981 Bobby Sands died after being on hunger strike for 66 days.
His death divides opinion, was he in prison for being a terrorist or as a prisoner of war.
What do you think?
