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Easter Rising in Ireland

At Easter 1916, a small army of Irish rebels attempted to start a revolution against British rule.

They held out for more than a week against a massive British military response.

Witness brings together eye-witness accounts of the Easter Rising.

A street barricade in Dublin. Photo: Getty images.

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