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How Dublin’s Easter Rising Echoes Through Modern Ireland
Definitely one of the most critical dates of Irish history; the Easter Rising of 1916 precisely transformed the visions of people...
The Twitter thread is filled with extremely vivid descriptions of the chaos and disorder that surround the opening days of the rebellion, while the ensuing reaction indicates how resonant, and how divisive, Ireland’s past still are today. Initially, there was confusion and disbelief in Ireland about the rebellion, which history would soon label a watershed in the struggle for independence, but the responses revealed little consensus in viewing the Rising in this light. One masochistic soul called Jon Scott, came back with: “So how does a once proud Nation now bend the knee to moslem masters?” Replies were a mixed bag and flew off into different modern political grievances, with some users mapping Ireland’s historical troubles against modern-day debates against immigration.
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