<P> The Easter Rising ( Irish : Éirí Amach na Cásca ) , also known as the Easter Rebellion , was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week , April 1916 . The Rising was launched by Irish republicans to end British rule in Ireland and establish an independent Irish Republic while the United Kingdom was heavily engaged in the First World War . It was the most significant uprising in Ireland since the rebellion of 1798 , and the first armed action of the Irish revolutionary period . </P>
<P> The Easter Rising ( Irish : Éirí Amach na Cásca ) , also known as the Easter Rebellion , was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week , April 1916 . The Rising was launched by Irish republicans to end British rule in Ireland and establish an independent Irish Republic while the United Kingdom was heavily engaged in the First World War . It was the most significant uprising in Ireland since the rebellion of 1798 , and the first armed action of the Irish revolutionary period . </P>
​ the 1916 easter rising is associated with what group
​ the 1916 easter rising is associated with what group
Irish republicans
Irish republicans