1916: Rebellion or Rising?

Question

Thanks! It's an essay Im doing where I have to discuss the differences of opinion on the title.

Answer 1

Well, it was BOTH, really - but the "official name" is the Easter Rising:

"The Easter Rising (Irish: Éirí Amach na Cásca) was a rebellion staged in Ireland in Easter Week, 1916. The Rising was an attempt by militant Irish republicans to win independence from Britain by force of arms. It was the most significant uprising in Ireland since the rebellion of 1798.
Largely organised by the Irish Republican Brotherhood, the Rising lasted from Easter Monday April 24 to April 30, 1916."

Answer 2

Depends on which side of the issue you're on. If you're British, you would have called it a rebellion of people challenging the crown. If you're Irish, you would have called it a rising of your national rights. Because Ireland eventually defeated the British, at least in the south, then it is now considered a rising. I think that if it eventually brings a permanent shift of power in favor of those seeking to overthrow the status quo, then it will be a rising. If they're squashed in their efforts, it's a rebellion that failed.

Case in point, the American Southern forces during the Civil War are still considered rebels. They lost. Their uprising failed and history, always written by the victors, calls it a rebellion. But Southerners still consider it a rising, and pledge that someday "The South will rise again."

Answer 3

The irish were simply rejecting 150 years of English misrule. During the famine it is well documented that the Lord of the Treasury, Trevelyan, destroyed the corn surplus rather than distribute it to the starving thousands in order to keep the price high. Those who stole the corn were deported to Australia. Thousands died in the Famine Years as a result of this action.
Others were hung for stealing.
6 Houses were burned in Cahersiveen (Kerry) because a Constable was injured (not badly as he returned to duty the next day) in a night ambush. The occupants were charged with "having knowledge of, but not reporting, a planned ambush" and were later proved not to have been present. They were given one hour's notice that their homes would be burnt down.
I am English, and would call it an uprising against injustice.

Answer 4

The 1916 rising was the first action of the I.R.A. against the represive occupying force of the English. The reprisels for having dared to confront the English, were horrific. As a decendant of the only surviving member of a family which took part, I call it "a rising against barbaric tyrrany".

Answer 5

Although I am English I would call it Rising not Rebellion. When people rebel with just cause I personally would call it a Rising.

Answer 6

pl visit www.1916 rising.com for all info u need. the rebellion was after the horrible massacre .so there was the easter rising

Answer 7

I'd say a Rising - but does it matter now ? You got the Irish Free State. Shame it wasn't the whole country.

Answer 8

The specific NAME, that has been given, by HISTORY, to that event, - or SERIES of events, - is the "EASTER RISING", - but, EITHER "NAME" will suffice, as a "RISING" is the BEGINNING of a "REBELLION". Either way, though, the "RESULT" was the same!

Answer 9

In which country are you refering to?
Russia
Ireland
Mutiny within the British and French armies in France
Uprising in India

Answer 10

Presume you mean the criminal Easter Uprising in Dublin. All of the individuals should have been executed.