10 uprising facts about Easter 1916

Typos in Proclamation and links to Hollywood

- BY DONAL FALLON

EASTER weekend is an especially significant time of year for the Irish, culturally, socially, historically and politically.

The Easter Rising on Easter Monday 1916 was when nationalists launched an armed revolt against British rule.

Although suppressed by the British army, it was a major moment in Irish history and paved the way for independence in 1922.

The 1916 Rising story may be familiar to us, but here are some unusual facts about the Rebellion and its aftermath, for history buffs.

From Argentina to India, the Rising had impacts not just on Ireland, but on the world.

1 The Proclamation was signed in a vegetarian restaurant: Next time you're on Dublin's Henry Street, stop outside number 21.

A plaque marks the fact that the 1916 Proclamation was agreed on and signed here, just before the rebellion. Formerly the Irish Farm Produce Company, this restaurant specialised in all-Irish produce and was popular with vegetarians and the small Indian community here.

One, V.V. Giri, was deported after the rebellion owing to his connections to the rebels. He would later become President of India.

2 The document itself includes more than a few typographical and layout errors: Printed in Liberty Hall on the eve of the rebellion by printer Christopher Brady and his small team, there were understandable nerves at play in producing it.

Due to a shortage of type, some letters had to be created. In IRISH REPUBLIC, the C is an amended O.