Civil Unrest in Ireland

1916 – 1923

Ireland’s struggle for independence began with the Easter Rising and continued with the War of Independence. The Anglo-Irish Treaty created the Irish Free State while leaving Northern Ireland under British rule, sparking a civil war that shaped modern Ireland.

The Easter Rising 1916: Molly’s Diary

Fictional diary of a girl and her family caught up in the Easter Rising

Blood Upon the Rose: Easter 1916

Graphic novel about the Easter Rising

Ten Women of the 1916 Rising

Exciting introduction to ten real women involved in the Easter Rising

Michael Collins: The Big Fellow

Biography of an Irish independence leader and his roles in the rebellion

James Connolly: Working Class Hero

Biography of the leader of the Irish Citizen Army

Constance Markievicz

Biography of a noblewoman who spent her life advocating for change in Ireland

Pádraig Pearse and the Easter Rising 1916

Story of a leader who was defeated in the Easter Rising

Michael Collins: The People’s Peacemaker

Biography of the solider who negotiated the Anglo-Irish Treaty after the Irish War of Independence

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