1916 Easter Rising

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kilmainham_Gaol
gptkbp:aftermath executions of leaders
increased support for Irish nationalism
gptkbp:casualties approximately 485 dead
over 2,600 wounded
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspiration for literature
inspired literature and art
inspiration for art
inspiration for music
commemorated in songs and poems
influenced Irish nationalism
gptkbp:date April 24, 1916
gptkbp:duration 6 days
gptkbp:events gptkb:Proclamation_of_the_Irish_Republic
occupation of key buildings
fighting lasted for six days
gptkbp:fighting_style GPO (General Post Office) as headquarters
gptkbp:government_type arrests of participants
martial law declared
public opinion shifted against British rule
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Home_Rule_movement
gptkb:World_War_I
British rule in Ireland
gptkbp:historical_impact led to the establishment of the Irish Republic
increased support for Sinn Féin
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1916 Easter Rising
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Irish_War_of_Independence
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Dublin_Metropolitan_Police
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Royal_Irish_Regiment
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Easter Rising commemorations
Easter Sunday annually
GPO as a national monument
gptkbp:is_organized_by gptkb:Irish_Volunteers
gptkb:Cumann_na_m_Ban
gptkb:Irish_Citizen_Army
gptkb:Civic_Guard
gptkb:Irish_Republican_Brotherhood
gptkbp:key gptkb:Proclamation_of_the_Irish_Republic
gptkb:1916_Proclamation
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:Patrick_Pearse
gptkb:Tomás_Mac_Curtain
gptkb:James_Larkin
gptkb:Éamon_de_Valera
gptkb:Michael_Collins
gptkb:Thomas_Ashe
gptkb:James_Connolly
gptkb:Joseph_Plunkett
gptkb:Thomas_Clarke
gptkb:John_Redmond
gptkb:Éamon_Ceannt
gptkb:William_Pearse
gptkb:Peadar_Kearney
gptkb:John_Mac_Bride
gptkb:Seán_Mac_Diarmada
gptkb:Sir_Roger_Casement
gptkb:Alice_Milligan
gptkb:Constance_Markievicz
gptkb:Henry_Joy_Mc_Cracken
gptkb:Michael_O'_Hanrahan
gptkb:Seán_Heuston
Joseph Mary Plunkett
Patrick O' Donoghue
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:Patrick_Pearse
gptkb:James_Connolly
gptkb:Joseph_Plunkett
gptkbp:legacy commemoration in Irish history
symbol of Irish resistance
foundation for future uprisings
influence on the Irish War of Independence
led to the establishment of the Irish Free State
influenced the 1918 general election in Ireland
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dublin,_Ireland
gptkbp:military_strategy seizing key locations in Dublin
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_GPO
gptkb:Battle_of_Mount_Street_Bridge
gptkb:Battle_of_O'_Connell_Street
gptkbp:public_perception initially mixed
shifted to support after executions
gptkbp:result suppression by British forces
gptkbp:significance Irish independence movement