Easter Rising 1916

Books

To locate books on the Easter Rising, use the following subject headings:

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Credo Reference: Very brief articles. Use references to locate other information on the Easter Rising within the same source.
Gale Biography: Use Gale Biography to find biographical information on some of the key players in the Easter Rising (for example, Michael Collins, Patrick Pearse and Eamon De Valera).
Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia: Don’t forget to use the embedded links within the article, check out the web links, use the links to periodicals (magazine articles) and the “see also references to other articles within the encyclopedia.
World Book: Search using the phrase “Easter Rebellion to locate articles on the Easter Rising, from the perspective of its impact on both Ireland and the United Kingdom, as well as locating articles on some of the key players.

Use Christchurch City Libraries’ Internet Gateway to find further information on the Easter Rising.

Behind the Mask: The IRA & Sinn Fein: Companion to PBS Frontline program on the Northern Ireland conflicts, the Irish Republican Army (IRA), and the IRA's political wing, Sinn Fein. Provides a timeline of Northern Ireland politics, commentary, interviews, and related information.
Easter Rising: Explore the events leading up to 1916, the Insurrection itself and its aftermath, through essays, photographs, sound archive, music and newspapers from the period. From BBC History.
Great Irish Famine: Outlines the plight of the Irish during the 'Great Hunger' of 1845 to 1850, discussing the penal laws, racism, and mass evictions that led to the tragedy, and detailing mortality rates and emigration statistics and conditions.
James Connolly Internet Archive: Provides a collection of James Connolly's works from the establishment of the Irish Socialist Republican Party through to his final statement upon his execution following the Easter Uprising. Part of the Marxist Internet Archive.
The Troubles - Northern Ireland: A comprehensive look at the history of the Northern Ireland conflict with articles, video footage, audio clips and photographs.
Views of the Famine: Collection of views of the Irish tragedy from the Illustrated London News, the Cork Examiner, the Pictorial Times, Punch and the narrative Oxford to Skibbereen.