"Easter, 1916"
Militants in the Irish Sinn Fein Party Form the Irish Republican Army (IRA)
Poem
By: William Butler Yeats
Date: September 25, 1916
Source: "Easter, 1916," a poem by William Butler Yeats
About the Poet: William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) was one of the twentieth century's most acclaimed English-language poets. Born in Dublin, Ireland, themes of Irish rebellion and independence from England often featured prominently in his poetry.
INTRODUCTION
On Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, as Padraig Pearse (Commander in Chief of Republican forces) read a "Proclamation of the Republic" declaring Ireland a nation separate from England, from the steps of Dublin's General Post...
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