izen ▁Army ▁would ▁go ▁into ▁action ▁as ▁the ▁' Ar my ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Republic '. ▁They ▁elected ▁Pear se ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Republic , ▁and ▁also ▁as ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁army ; ▁Con n olly ▁became ▁Command ant ▁of ▁the ▁Dublin ▁Brigade . ▁Mess engers ▁were ▁then ▁sent ▁to ▁all ▁units ▁inform ing ▁them ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁orders . ▁ ▁The ▁R ising ▁in ▁Dublin ▁ ▁E aster ▁Monday ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁morning ▁of ▁Monday ▁ 2 4 ▁April , ▁about ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Vol unte ers ▁and ▁Irish ▁Cit izen ▁Army ▁must ered ▁at ▁several ▁locations ▁in ▁central ▁Dublin . ▁Among ▁them ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁all - f em ale ▁C umann ▁na ▁m B an . ▁Some ▁wore ▁Irish ▁Vol unte er ▁and ▁Cit izen ▁Army ▁uniform s , ▁while ▁others ▁wore ▁civil ian ▁clothes ▁with ▁a ▁yellow ▁Irish ▁Vol unte er ▁arm band , ▁military ▁h ats , ▁and ▁band ol iers . C ott rel , ▁Peter . ▁The ▁War ▁for ▁Ireland : ▁ 1 9 1 3 – 1 9 2 3 . ▁O sp rey , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁p . ▁ 4 1 ▁They ▁were ▁armed ▁mostly ▁with ▁rif les ▁( es pecially ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁M aus ers ), ▁but ▁also ▁with ▁shot g uns , ▁revol vers , ▁a ▁few ▁M aus er ▁C 9 6 ▁semi - autom atic ▁p ist ols