From an onlooking child to a messenger,we hear from descendants of those affected by the rebellion in Ireland, 100 years on
Nearly 100 years ago, and just over a week after the rebellion,the leaders of the Easter Rising were shot dead at dawn. After occupying the General Post Office and other nearby buildings in the centre of Dublin, the republican rebels’ efforts to fight for Irelands freedom were crushed. In what is considered the beginning of the stop of the British empire, or those days of brutal fighting during Easter week paved the way for Irish independence just a few years later.
Though nearly a century has passed,the memories of the years between the Easter Rising and founding of the Republic of Ireland live on. Descendants of those involved recall what living in such turmoil was like for their family and share what the events mean for them today.
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Source: theguardian.com