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The Easter Rising 1916 and Ireland’s Road to Independence
Images from The Irish Uprising CBS Legacy Collection trace Ireland’s 1916 revolt. Seven leaders signed the Proclamation and seized the General Post Office before surrendering five days later. Michael Collins helped form the volunteers that became the IRA, shaping decades of struggle toward the Irish Free State in 1922 and final Britain ties in 1949.
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Dublin
Ireland
Michael Collins
Irish Republican Army