Proclamation of the Irish Republic

This article is about the 1916 proclamation. For the 1948 statute, see The Republic of Ireland Act 1948.
Not to be confused with Irish Declaration of Independence.

Proclamation of the Republic
A retouched copy of the original Proclamation
Presented24 April 1916
Signatories7 members of the Provisional Government of the Irish Republic
PurposeTo announce separation from the United Kingdom

The Proclamation of the Republic (Irish: Forógra na Poblachta), also known as the 1916 Proclamation or the Easter Proclamation, was a document issued by the Irish Volunteers and the Irish Citizen Army during the Easter Rising in Ireland, which began on 24 April 1916.[1][2] In it, the Military Council of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, writing as the "Provisional Government of the Irish Republic," proclaimed Ireland's independence from the United Kingdom. The reading of the proclamation by Patrick Pearse outside the General Post Office (GPO) on Sackville Street (now called O'Connell Street), Dublin's main thoroughfare, marked the beginning of the Rising.[3] The proclamation was modelled on a similar independence proclamation issued during the 1803 rebellion by Robert Emmet.[4]

  1. ^ "CAIN: Proclamation of the Irish Republic, 24 April 1916". cain.ulster.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  2. ^ "BBC - History - 1916 Easter Rising - Insurrection - The Proclamation". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  3. ^ Davidson, Paul. "UCC Library: 1916 Proclamation: Home". libguides.ucc.ie. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  4. ^ Dublin, Trinity College. "The Proclamation – The Spirit of 1916 Captured on a Piece of Paper". www.tcd.ie. Retrieved 4 September 2023.