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Planning the Rising
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Soon after World war 1IRB leaders began to plan the Rising. What was their belief? | "That Britain's difficulty was Ireland's opportunity" |
| What did the IRB form to organise the Rising? | a secret Military Council |
| Who were its members? | Thomas Clarke, Seán MacDiarmada, Pádraig Pearse, Joseph Plunkett, Éamonn Ceant, Thomas MacDonagh |
| Why was the council secret? | Due to the danger of infiltration by spies of the British Government |
| The military council needed weapons. Where did they get the money from? | Irish Americans |
| Name the two individuals responsible for buying arms and ammunition from Germany. | Joseph Plunkett and Roger Casement |
| What day and date was the Rising decided upon originally? | East Sunday 23 April 1916 |
| Why was Easter Sunday agreed upon? | Easter was a holiday period and Pearse believed it was a blood sacrifice |
| What does a blood sacrifice mean? | That they would give up their lives for the good future of Ireland |
| What was this symbolically linked to ? | Christ's sacrifice on the cross during Easter |
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