Scotland and the Easter Rising : fresh perspectives on 1916

2016

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The story of the Rising is still being told, and in these pages the reader will find much to ponder, much to discuss, and much to disagree with. On Easter Monday 1916, leaders of a rebellion against British rule over Ireland proclaimed the establishment of an Irish Republic. Lasting only six days before surrender to the British, this landmark event nevertheless laid the foundations for Ireland's violent path to independence. It is little known that James Connolly, one of the rebellion's leaders, was born in Edinburgh's Cowgate, at the time nicknamed 'Little Ireland'. Other surprising Scottish connections are explored as Kirsty Lusk and Willy Maley gather together a rich grouping of writers, journalists and academics to examine the Scottish dimension to the events of 1916 and its continued resonance in Scotland today.