easter rising, 1916

A novel on Ireland's 1916 Easter Rising, which led to the country's independence from Britain.

A narrative history of the 1916 Easter Rebellion in Ireland, providing an account of the people and events of the uprising of the Irish Volunteers against British authorities in Dublin.

Ned Halloran, orphaned by the death of his parents and left alone after his sister moves to America, enrolls at St. Edna's in Dublin, a school governed by scholar and rebel Patrick Pearse, and soon becomes involved in Ireland's fight for freedom--a battle that is supported by his sister and other Irish patriots across the sea.

Examines the Easter Rising of 1916, during which Irish republicans raided Dublin Castle in hopes of ending British rule in Ireland, discussing the motives, concerns, and aspirations of those involved and describing why the Great War was a catalyst for the uprising.