For Irish nationalists Easter 1916 was the rebirth of their nation and led to the Sinn Fein’s landslide victory in the 1918 election. “Then came a war of independence against Britain from 1919 to 1921 and the creation of the Irish Free State” (Reynolds 37). The British reaction to the uprising gave the people of Ireland a renewed desire for independence from England’s rule. Another determining factor in the success of the small uprising was the sense of loss of sovereignty which was leading to …show more content…
The rebellions in Ireland started off small with little public support and the early leaders were caught and executed but in turn became martyrs to the cause. Hogan emphasizes this same point in his journal text by saying, “Those who were executed became not only national heroes; but the martyrs whose blood was the seed of the present Irish Free State” (The Sacrificial Emplotment Of National Identity. Pádraic Pearse And The 1916 Easter Uprising 33). Additionally, the poor handling of the situation from the mother country of Britain was the downfall in both cases as well. Britain forced too much more rule on the countries to punish them which only caused more public resentment and allowed the fight to become larger. In the end Ireland achieved the same prize as America did; they gained their independence from an oppressive country trying to rule them from far