Easter Rising — n. an insurrection against the British government in Dublin on Easter Monday, 1916, resulting eventually in the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 * * * the rebellion against British rule in Dublin, which took place at Easter in 1916.… … Universalium
Easter Rising — n. an insurrection against the British government in Dublin on Easter Monday, 1916, resulting eventually in the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 … English World dictionary
Easter Rising — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Easter Rising partof=the movement towards Irish independence caption=Proclamation of the Republic, Easter 1916 date=April 24 to April 30, 1916 place=Dublin small action in Ashbourne skirmishes in counties Galway … Wikipedia
Easter Rising — Der Osteraufstand (irisch: Éirí Amach na Cásca / englisch: Easter Rising) von 1916 war ein Versuch militanter irischer Republikaner, die Unabhängigkeit von Großbritannien gewaltsam zu erzwingen. Obwohl militärisch fehlgeschlagen, gilt er als… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Easter Rising — Easter Ris|ing, the the events of Easter 1916 in Ireland, when armed opponents of British rule in Ireland took control of the main Post Office in Dublin and announced that Ireland was an independent republic. They were quickly defeated by the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Easter Rising — /istə ˈraɪzɪŋ/ (say eestuh ruyzing) noun a rebellion against British rule staged by militant republicans in Ireland in Easter week, 1916, mainly in Dublin; suppressed after six days …
(the) Easter Rising — the Easter Rising [the Easter Rising] the ↑rebellion in Dublin against British rule, which took place at Easter in 1916. An announcement of an independent Irish Republic was read out in front of the main post office. 450 people were killed in the … Useful english dictionary
Easter, 1916 — is a poem by W. B. Yeats describing the poet s ambivalent emotions regarding the events of the Easter Rising staged in Ireland against British rule on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916. The uprising was unsuccessful, and most of the militant Irish… … Wikipedia
Rising — may refer to:* Rising (novel), the last novel of R. C. Hutchinson *The following albums: ** Rising (Rainbow album) ** Rising (Donovan album) ** Rising (Yoko Ono album) ** Rising (Stuck Mojo album) * Rising ( Stargate Atlantis ), the series… … Wikipedia
Easter Proclamation — may refer to: *The Exultet, a Christian hymn intoned by the deacon during the Easter Vigil in western rite churches. *The Proclamation of the Irish Republic, issued during the Easter Rising in Ireland … Wikipedia
Easter — /ee steuhr/, n. 1. an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on… … Universalium