Guests of the Nation | Compare and Contrast
1916: Following the Easter uprising, in which Irish rebels seize control of the General Post Office in Dublin in an effort to establish a provisional government for the Irish Republic, fourteen of the rebels’ leaders are shot at Kilmainhan Jail.
1998: In accordance with the ‘‘Good Friday’’ Agreement, both Irish and British governments begin the accelerated release of paramilitary prisoners.
1919: Sinn Fein, an Irish political party, assembles in Dublin and declares Ireland independent. Irish insurgents,...
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