Easter Rising
armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week, 1916
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Summary
Easter Rising is a rebellion[1]. It ranks in the top 0.65% of rebellion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,514 views/month, #4 of 615).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[3]
- Location: Dublin[4], County Meath[5], County Galway[6], Cork[7]
- Part of: Irish War of Independence[8]
- Commons category: Easter Rising[9]
- Has part(s): Proclamation of the Irish Republic[10]
- Start time: April 24, 1916[11]
- End time: April 30, 1916[12], April 29, 1916[13]
- Point in time: April 1916[14]
- Participant: Irish Volunteers[15], Irish Citizen Army[16], Cumann na mBan[17], British Army[18], Royal Irish Constabulary[19], Volunteer Training Corps[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:Easter Rising[21]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[22]
- Present in work: Downton Abbey[23]
- Native label: Éirí Amach na Cásca[24], Easter Rising[25]
- Duration: 6 day[26]
Why It Matters
Easter Rising has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]