Where did John Redmond make his speech encouraging Irish Volunteers to join the British Army
Woddenbridge, Wicklow
How many volunteers, including MacNeil refused to serve
11,000
What split away group did MacNeil form
Irish Volunteers
How many volunteers went to fight for Britain
170,000
What did Redmonds group of volunteers change their name to
National Volunteers
How many Irishmen fought in WW1
200,000
How many Irishmen died in WW1
6,000
What happened to Redmond as the war went on
His popularity declined
Who did the IRB send to Germany to get weapons
Roger Casement
What was Casement’s boat called and where was it captured
The Aud
Off the coast of Kerry
What date was the Rising planned for
Easter Sunday, 1916
Pearse quote about blood sacrifice
“The old heart of the earth needed to be warned by the red wine of the battlefields”
What was the Castle Document
A forged letter sent to Eoin MacNeil claiming the British were seizing the IVF’s guns
Why did the IRB forge the Castle Document
To get the IVF to fight in the Rising
What were MacNeil’s conditions to join the Rising
It had a chance of success
Britain tried to disarm the volunteers
Britain tried to impose conscription
Britain went back on it’s promise of HR
Why did MacNeil pull out of the rising
The Aud was captured
Who was the IRB that condemned the Rising and what happened to him
Bulmer Hopson
He was kidnapped for the duration of the rising
Why did the British authorities allow the volunteers to drill and parade in the street
They thought the rising wouldn’t happen due to the IRB and Hopson’s refusal
What did the driver of the Aud do when it arrived at Tralee Bay
Scuttle (Deliberately sunk) it
Where was Casement arrested
Banna Bay
How many rifles did the Aud loose
20,000
Who was the first death of the Rising
Constable O’Brein at City Hall
Who was the pacifist shot during the Rising
Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
What was the Rising’s motto
“We serve neither king nor Kaiser. But Ireland”
