Which of these events has had the biggest impact on the history of the conflicts in Ireland?
The Easter Rising in 1916 was a key event in the history of Ireland. The Easter rising was an uprising by the Nationalist Rebels, there aim was to make Ireland independent from the UK. They tried to achieve this by making a violent stand against the British army, yet they expected the Irish public to rise up and help them. The Easter Rising was led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly. It has a great effect on how Ireland is now today.