Book contents
- Protestant Nationalists in Ireland, 1900–1923
- Protestant Nationalists in Ireland, 1900–1923
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Irish-Language Terms Used
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Radicals, c. 1900–1910
- 2 Dissidents, 1900–1910
- 3 Converts, c. 1910–1916
- 4 Militants, 1912–1916
- 5 Rebels, 1916–1917
- 6 Outsiders?, 1918–1921
- 7 Revolutionaries, 1919–1923
- 8 Free Staters, 1922–1923
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
5 - Rebels, 1916–1917
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 October 2019
- Protestant Nationalists in Ireland, 1900–1923
- Protestant Nationalists in Ireland, 1900–1923
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- Irish-Language Terms Used
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Radicals, c. 1900–1910
- 2 Dissidents, 1900–1910
- 3 Converts, c. 1910–1916
- 4 Militants, 1912–1916
- 5 Rebels, 1916–1917
- 6 Outsiders?, 1918–1921
- 7 Revolutionaries, 1919–1923
- 8 Free Staters, 1922–1923
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter discusses the Easter Rising of 1916 and its aftermath. The rebellion had a largely Catholic cast, which has produced a belief that Catholicism and republicanism are connected. This chapter traces the experiences of those Protestants, members of the Irish Volunteers and Irish Citizen Army, who rebelled in 1916. It also discusses those Protestant nationalists who did not take part but who observed the rebellion. This chapter discusses religious conversion and the Rising, and shows that the majority of Protestant rebels did not convert to Catholicism. Many Protestant rebels first realised the increasingly Catholic nature of their movement while held in internment camps in Britain. The final section assesses the occasionally negative reactions of Protestant republicans to this realisation.
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- Protestant Nationalists in Ireland, 1900–1923 , pp. 131 - 148Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019