“The Easter Uprising of 1916 has become the foundational myth of the modern Irish state” (Reynolds 36). The actual act itself was impractical and more of a dream than a concrete reality. It was much like the American Revolution to a point. A determined few up against impossible odds against an entire country and her military, but in the long run the poor way that England handled the situation led to the aftermath of the revolt taking hold and giving birth to a political revolution instead (Walsh 13).
For Irish nationalists Easter 1916 was the rebirth of their nation and led to the Sinn Fein’s landslide victory in the 1918 election. “Then came a war of independence against Britain from 1919 to 1921 and the creation of the Irish Free State” (Reynolds 37). The British reaction to the uprising gave the people of Ireland a renewed desire for independence from England’s rule. Another determining factor in the success of the small uprising was the sense of loss of sovereignty which was leading to …show more content…
The rebellions in Ireland started off small with little public support and the early leaders were caught and executed but in turn became martyrs to the cause. Hogan emphasizes this same point in his journal text by saying, “Those who were executed became not only national heroes; but the martyrs whose blood was the seed of the present Irish Free State” (The Sacrificial Emplotment Of National Identity. Pádraic Pearse And The 1916 Easter Uprising 33). Additionally, the poor handling of the situation from the mother country of Britain was the downfall in both cases as well. Britain forced too much more rule on the countries to punish them which only caused more public resentment and allowed the fight to become larger. In the end Ireland achieved the same prize as America did; they gained their independence from an oppressive country trying to rule them from far
For Irish nationalists Easter 1916 was the rebirth of their nation and led to the Sinn Fein’s landslide victory in the 1918 election. “Then came a war of independence against Britain from 1919 to 1921 and the creation of the Irish Free State” (Reynolds 37). The British reaction to the uprising gave the people of Ireland a renewed desire for independence from England’s rule. Another determining factor in the success of the small uprising was the sense of loss of sovereignty which was leading to …show more content…
The rebellions in Ireland started off small with little public support and the early leaders were caught and executed but in turn became martyrs to the cause. Hogan emphasizes this same point in his journal text by saying, “Those who were executed became not only national heroes; but the martyrs whose blood was the seed of the present Irish Free State” (The Sacrificial Emplotment Of National Identity. Pádraic Pearse And The 1916 Easter Uprising 33). Additionally, the poor handling of the situation from the mother country of Britain was the downfall in both cases as well. Britain forced too much more rule on the countries to punish them which only caused more public resentment and allowed the fight to become larger. In the end Ireland achieved the same prize as America did; they gained their independence from an oppressive country trying to rule them from far