On Saturday the 29th of April 1916, Patrick Pearse surrendered to the British commander General Lowe to save the lives of rebels and civilians. The rebels were taken as prisoners to Richmond Barracks. Fifteen of the leaders were executed and many others were sent to prisons, mainly in England or Wales.
The 1916 Rising had failed to get independence for Ireland. However the Rising had made the cause of independence more popular as many Irish people were so outraged by the executions that they also began to call for independence from Britain. Outside of Dublin, the other main place where the Easter Rising took place was in Ashbourne, County Meath.
After the Rising
Black and white postcard of Bachelor's Walk and Lower Sackville Street, Dublin after the 1916 Easter Rising. Many of the buildings in Dublin city centre were almost in ruins after the Rising. However, the building in this postcard remained intact, although many of its windows were broken.
Reproduced by kind permission of Linen Hall Library Postcard ArchiveAfter the Rising
Reproduced by kind permission of Linen Hall Library Postcard Archive
Reproduced by kind permission of Linen Hall Library Postcard Archive
After the Rising
Black and white postcard of Bachelor's Walk and Lower Sackville Street, Dublin after the 1916 Easter Rising. Many of the buildings in Dublin city centre were almost in ruins after the Rising. However, the building in this postcard remained intact, although many of its windows were broken.
Reproduced by kind permission of Linen Hall Library Postcard Archive
Dublin city centre was almost completely destroyed after the Easter Rising. There was a total of five hundred people killed during the fighting. Three hundred of the dead were civilians who were not involved in the fighting. There were a total of 2,500 wounded, of which 2,000 were ordinary civilians.
Fifteen executions took place after the Rising, and 1,841 suspected rebels were sent to prison in England.