." ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁great ▁host ility ▁towards ▁the ▁Vol unte ers ▁in ▁some ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁city . ▁Histor ian ▁Keith ▁J ef fer y ▁noted ▁that ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁opposition ▁came ▁from ▁people ▁whose ▁relatives ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁and ▁who ▁dep ended ▁on ▁their ▁army ▁allow ances . ▁Those ▁most ▁open ly ▁host ile ▁to ▁the ▁Vol unte ers ▁were ▁the ▁" separ ation ▁women " ▁( so - called ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁paid ▁" separ ation ▁money " ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁government ), ▁whose ▁hus b ands ▁and ▁sons ▁were ▁fighting ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War . ▁There ▁was ▁also ▁host ility ▁from ▁union ists . ▁Supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Parliament ary ▁Party ▁also ▁felt ▁the ▁re bell ion ▁was ▁a ▁bet ray al ▁of ▁their ▁party . ▁When ▁occup ying ▁positions ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁Dublin ▁Union ▁and ▁Jacob ' s ▁factory , ▁the ▁reb els ▁got ▁involved ▁in ▁physical ▁confront ations ▁with ▁civ ili ans ▁who ▁tried ▁to ▁te ar ▁down ▁the ▁re bel ▁bar ric ades ▁and ▁prevent ▁them ▁taking ▁over ▁buildings . ▁The ▁Vol unte ers ▁shot ▁and ▁club bed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁civ ili ans ▁who ▁assault ed ▁them ▁or ▁tried ▁to ▁dis m ant le ▁their ▁bar ric ades . ▁ ▁That ▁the ▁R ising ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁death ▁and ▁destruction , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁dis rupt ing ▁food ▁supplies , ▁also ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁ant agon ism ▁toward ▁the ▁reb els . ▁After