What was the Easter Rising?

102 years ago, on Easter week, the 1916 Rising took place bringing the fight for Ireland's independent to Dublin's streets. How many of these facts did you know?
In 2016 the world recognized and remembered the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, the rebellion for Irish independence that changed the course of Ireland's history when it began on Easter Monday, 1916.

Here are some important facts of the Rising with you-some well-known, others more obscure.

If you have an interesting story to tell about the history of the Rising or you would like to share your thoughts on the centenary events, please make them heard in the comments section, below.

1. The seven members of Irish Republican Brotherhood Military Council who planned the Rising were Thomas Clarke, Se'an McDermott, Patrick Pearse, Eamonn Ceannt, Joseph Plunkett, James Connolly, and Thomas MacDonagh. All were executed after the Rising.
The Participants
The Rising was planned by the Military Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood which featured, among others, Thomas Clarke, Se'an Mac Diarmada, Patrick Pearse and James Connolly. The force that would come together and fight during the Easter Rising comprised the Irish Volunteers (under the leadership of Pearse), the Irish Citizen Army (led by James Connolly) and the women's organisation Cumann na mBan. In total these three groups had approximately 1,200 active participants in the fighting during Easter week. The combined ideologies of the three groups are best encapsulated in the Proclamation of the Irish Republic that was read out at the GPO on Easter Monday. The document brings together the Republicanism of the Irish Volunteers with the socialism of the Irish Citizen Army and the feminism