#OtD 24 Apr 1916 Patrick Pearse proclaimed an Irish Republic in Dublin, the start of the Easter rising. The rebellion was quickly and brutally repressed by British forces, who then executed Pearse and James Connolly https://t.co/A6JJW5MqXp https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9617/the-easter-rising?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon