This may be partly to do with the fact the most famous statement about the event is, itself, a poem. Yeats’ ‘Easter 1916’ gave us the unforgettable refrain ‘A terrible beauty is born ...

Many a play, novel, poem, and story has been written about ... Here's a look at some of the best Irish tunes that remember the 1916 Easter Rising and those who took part: One of the most famous ...

Rising of 1916 against British rule in Ireland has both political and literary significance. It marked one of the foundational moments in European history that led to the liberation of the Irish state ...