▁Vol unte er . ▁A ▁few ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁E aster ▁R ising , ▁W . ▁B . ▁Ye ats ▁comm emor ated ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁fallen ▁figures ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Republican ▁movement , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁his ▁torn ▁emot ions ▁regarding ▁these ▁events , ▁in ▁the ▁poem ▁E aster , ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁the ▁R ising ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁independent ▁Irish ▁state . ▁Those ▁who ▁were ▁executed ▁were ▁v ener ated ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁mart y rs ; ▁their ▁gra ves ▁in ▁Dublin ' s ▁former ▁military ▁prison ▁of ▁Ar bour ▁Hill ▁became ▁a ▁national ▁monument ▁and ▁the ▁Pro clam ation ▁text ▁was ▁taught ▁in ▁schools . ▁An ▁annual ▁comm emor ative ▁military ▁para de ▁was ▁held ▁each ▁year ▁on ▁E aster ▁Sunday . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁É am on ▁de ▁Val era ▁un ve iled ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁the ▁myth ical ▁Irish ▁hero ▁C ú ▁Ch ul ain n , ▁sculpt ed ▁by ▁Oliver ▁She pp ard , ▁at ▁the ▁General ▁Post ▁Office ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁R ising ▁comm emor ations ▁that ▁year ▁– ▁it ▁is ▁often ▁seen ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁important ▁symbol ▁of ▁mart yr dom ▁in ▁rem emb rance ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁reb els . ▁Memorial s ▁to ▁the ▁hero es ▁of ▁the ▁R ising ▁are ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁other ▁Irish ▁cities , ▁such ▁as ▁L imer ick . ▁ ▁The ▁par ades ▁cul