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The Commons and the Centennial of the Easter RisingLinebaugh, Peter http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/04/28/the-commons-and-the-centennial-of-the-easter-rising/Publisher: CounterPunch Date Written: 28/04/2016 Year Published: 2016 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX19245 A hundred years ago today in Dublin the Easter Rebellion commenced. This was an urban insurrection, in the revolutionary tradition. Not more than a thousand participated. It lasted five days, before the British military killed hundreds, and executed sixteen including those who had signed the Proclamation of the Republic. Subject Headings |