Easter Rising: When Ireland Erupted

[@eunanmcgoldrick7366]

Hey Simon, I'm irish and the scars of this event are still deeply felt in my country and this is the best retelling of the rising I've seen by a non Irish source

[@edvin884]

You answed my question on wether it's an objective view of history. Thank you.

[@mwolkove]

Simon and his writers do a great job. I always appreciate their ability to present a story objectively.

[@King_Cova]

Hey Eunan, I am Irish aswell and the scars from this event aren't felt at all anymore, Which would make me think you are from the 6 counties were the scars are still deep Tiocfaidh ár lá

[@rosscroft3954]

Wouldn't it be great for them to tell the story of wolf tone and the United Irish men

[@rosscroft3954]

@David Tierney I was under the impression that the writers were American

[@RRHardyHar]

Finally! You don't know how long I've been waiting for a quality video about the Easter Rising. I hope there are plans to cover the Irish War of Independence, the Civil War, and the ensuing Troubles. Keep up the great work!

[@glocksmith226]

Thank God Ireland became independent I thought they would Brutally crush the uprising and commit massacres like Oliver cromwell

[@blackacidgaming5672]

@@glocksmith226 admittedly I am a fairly staunch Irish republican, but the reason why they didn't massacre everyone is because 1. We were supposedly "British", and as such were seen as "above" other colonys such as India as we were under direct rule. And 2. As much as alot of Irish people like to pretend it was popular, it wasn't at the time, until the English shot the leaders, including James Connolly who was so wounded he had to be shot sitting.

[@dzzope]

@@blackacidgaming5672 Even then Most weren't sympathetic.. It took the brutality of the Black and Tans (and their predecessors mentioned here) to galvanise people that they would never be free or prosper under British rule.

[@The_Republic_of_Ireland]

Simon...God bless you. All we need now is the War of Independence and Civil War and we'll have the full Irish trilogy

[@IrishMike22]

I will be the first to second this request for three 👋

[@niallmcnelis1794]

You mean the Irish quadrilogy, have to include The Troubles too ye eejit, Ireland unfree shall never be at peace.

[@darthnowlan]

Agreed.

[@ruairiodonohoe2533]

@@niallmcnelis1794 ah feck off. The North will come in willingly soon. The Troubles were too brutal. We shoulda stuck to the old tactics of ambushes

[@RK-jc5ey]

I’m Irish but damn they kinda soft idk how they let another country rule them, hell Scotland held their own

[@canaan5337]

A small group of Irish: had the balls to revolt British: crushed revolution and then punished all of Ireland for the atempted Revolution Rest of Ireland: eventually gets pissed off and has a second much more successful revolution.

[@Mr2tonearmy]

Eh, and apparently were fine with selling their souls to the devil, aka Imperial Germany.

[@namelastname1085]

@@Mr2tonearmy yes, because they had a common enemy. Ever hear the phrase "we serve neither king nor kaiser"? It's a well known fact that we would have sided with whichever country was fighting the invading one.

[@playstation10able]

It's amazing how this video literally covers an entire secondary schools term worth of History in 25 minutes. Nice job

[@Jason.cbr1000rr]

Age group difference... we're much older than 12-18, they have short memory span and dont care

[@fod1235]

All of this was part of my A level british history course. I wish this video was out when I was doing it he's got it all

[@robertmulraney1230]

And of course... it doesn't do that

[@nathanrood865]

Well you did that one justice Simon.. Brought me to tears thinking about my ancestors and how lucky we are to live in this modern era. God bless.

[@K1ddkanuck]

My Gran came to Canada on the run with her family as a kid in the mid 30s from Cork. They were all... sympathetic to the cause, shall we say. She met my Grandad here in Canada, who also came over from Cork but later on in life than her. They ended up having my Dad in Montreal in '55. I've never even been to Ireland yet, but one day I intend to make the journey.

[@colummccrudden101]

"Brought you to tears" Grow up fs. This isn't XFactor

[@cormacmacaongusa]

Bit dramatic fella

[@CashelOConnolly]

We can only celebrate when we’ve kicked every English arse out of the whole of Eire once and for all 🇮🇪

[@jeffcordova9633]

@@colummccrudden101it’s called human emotion… he felt the need to type it..

[@Paulco67]

As a Dublin man, I say you did a really good job! You could have shown photos of Kilmainham Jail as it’s the birthplace of the the road to freedom. You neglected to mention that Micheal Collins fought in the rebellion and went on to lead the War of Independence that removed the Union Jack from Dublin. The rebels of 1916 knew they would lose and die but hoped they would inspire a bigger response from the Irish. How right they were.....

[@thedragondemands5186]

he has a whole separate video on the war itself

[@fintanmccann1128]

Padraig Pearse knew they would be blessed by unborn generations, but hated yet

[@johnroche7541]

The Easter Rising in miltary terms could be justifiably considered an "Irish Alamo".

[@fintanmccann1128]

Interesting concept@@johnroche7541

[@hectorsmommy1717]

I had a college history professor who taught a class on Ireland, focusing on the history and how everything led up to "The Troubles". He was from Dublin and was a great lecturer (the fact that he had that accent and was also a professional storyteller helped). He spent about 3 hours on the Easter Rising and it was very informative. Simon's 25 minutes was just as informative. I have always found the subject fascinating, partially because I am descended from native Irish, Ulster Scots, and Anglo Irish. My family were on all sides of the conflicts.

[@michaelsinger4638]

The British managed to grasp defeat from the jaws of victory with how they bungled the aftermath. They turned failed rebels into martyrs.

[@frankieseward8667]

It was the beginning of the End for the Britush Empire.

[@theboyoofoly]

You're not wrong

[@michaelsinger4638]

Also Ironically, they DID NOT kill the guys who they arguably should have killed. Collins and Da Valera. Oops.

[@theboyoofoly]

@@michaelsinger4638 Dev was problematic because he was American

[@vulpes7079]

@@michaelsinger4638 Collins only survived by mistake, lmao. He was called for execution and went to see who had said his name, not aware that he had gone from the side of the room where the people sent to Frondoch concentration camp were asked to stand

[@cillianwebster4886]

Hey Simon and Co. love this video, especially in regards to giving it the 'Whistler' (and writers) Treatment' in terms of casual, engaging, and detailed narritive. Would really look forward to seeing a video on the 'Northern Irish Troubles', especially since it regards to the history and politics of the Island of Ireland.

[@laughingowl7896]

"The trouble was the vast majority of Irish found this merger about as appealing as a personal lap dance by King George himself." Love the quips. Keep them coming.

[@GodofGHz]

Idk about the irish, but I'd love a personal lap dance from King George ; )

[@dannymaguire4596]

The Easter Rising wasn't only a defining moment in Irish History, but would be a spark that would light fires across the fight against the British Empire.

[@ignitionfrn2223]

1:25 - Chapter 1 - Polite, meaningless words 5:55 - Chapter 2 - A shadow of cloud 9:40 - Chapter 3 - Hearts with one purpose alone 13:25 - Chapter 4 - A terrible beauty is born 17:10 - Chapter 5 - Too long a sacrifice 20:20 - Chapter 6 - Was it needless death after all ?

[@tommyatkins2446]

As a young soldier posted to Northern Ireland I wasnt disappointed in the hatred aimed at us. However as I have matured and learned more on the Crowns 100s of years of interfering in Ireland Im understand why, we were the enemy. Beautiful country and great people (when youre not a British soldier anymore lol)

[@alexheenan2007]

Really appreciate that comment Tommy. All we wanted was to be free. Some took that too far on both sides. Thanks man

[@bernardkelly6731]

Great comment sir

[@skylarmccune9242]

My mom has always been fascinated with Ireland’s struggle for independence. I’m sharing this video with her.

[@ethanramos4441]

“If you strike us down now we shall rise again and renew the fight. You cannot conquer Ireland: you cannot extinguish the Irish passion for freedom. If our deed has not been sufficient to win freedom then our children will win it by a better deed” Padrig Pearce “I and my fellow signatories believe we have struck the first successful blow for Irish Freedom. The next blow, which we have no doubt Ireland will strike, will win through. In this belief, we die happy” Tom Clarke “We bleed that the nation may live. I die that the nation may live. Damn your concession England, we want our country” Sean Mac Diarmada “I leave for the guidance of other revolutionaries, who may tread the path which I have trod, this advice; never treat with the enemy, never surrender to his mercy, but to finish the fight” Eamonn Ceannt “The fierce pulsation of resurgent pride that disclaimed servitude may one day cease to throb in the Ireland - but the heart of Ireland will that day be dead. While Ireland lives, the brain and the brawn of her manhood will strive to destroy the vestige of British rule in her territory” Thomas Macdonagh “The Irish Republic must be made a word to conjure with - a rallying point for the disaffected, a haven for the oppressed, a point of departure for the socialist, enthusiastic in the cause for human freedom” James Connolly “I see his blood upon the rose And in the stars the glory of his eyes His body gleams amid enteral snows His tears fall from the skies” Joseph Mary Plunkett

[@BradleyVanTreese]

I love Simon’s delivery. It’s just the right mix of dry wit and impact. Nicely done!

[@darraghkane18]

Another great video! I think it’s important to note when discussing the amount of Irish people in the British Army the level of poverty in Ireland and the massive lockout in Dublin 3 years prior to the rising. It was reported that Ireland had the highest infant mortality rate in Europe at the time. The majority of these people like so many under imperialism joined out of desperation.

[@Artur_M.]

Speaking about failed uprisings, today we have the 159th anniversary of the start of the 1863 January Uprising in Poland (and Lithuania, Belarus and parts of Ukraine) against the Russian Empire. It lasted for over a year, despite having very little chances of success to begin with.

[@robdon3472]

Gotta do the two sequels on the war following war for independence and civil war at some point. Fucking crazy time

[@frankieseward8667]

Ireland was the beginning of the end fir the British Empire. For certain

[@freddieellis8449]

Been to the GPO building on O’Connell Street. It’s still bears the bullet scars!

[@jamespearse3275]

Good man Simon, well told. My great grandfather was executed by the British in Kilmainham Gaol on the 12 of May 1916 for his role in the rising. It's good to hear the story told with a different accent and a small bit of humour added.

[@Paulco67]

James, I’m originally from Kilmainham. Who was your great grandfather? Sean Mac Diarmada or Scotland’s James Connolly?

[@shredder9536]

@@Paulco67 Mac Diarmada had no children so it's Connolly but this comment probably made by a Walter Mitty for likes

[@Paulco67]

@@shredder9536 go raibh maith agat

[@i_smoke_ghosts]

god bless him 🙏🏽

[@shredder9536]

@@i_smoke_ghosts he's lying

[@jheck2722]

"Twas better to die 'neath an Irish sky than at Suvla or Sud-El-Bar"

[@robertharrington703]

The pronunciation of Mac Diarmada and Ceannt is alarming but still an excellent video Simon

[@theboyoofoly]

Lmao

[@theboyoofoly]

Eamonn seent lol

[@robertharrington703]

@@hairyknuckledraggerI'm Irish but my Irish language skills are... non existent. Just poking fun, i still think it was a great video :P

[@sean_d]

And for anyone curious, you could get close to it with 'McDeermahda' and 'Key-ant' (emphasis on the 'ant')

[@willleahy6958]

@@theboyoofoly What do you expect from an English sunt?

[@josemama428]

Ireland for the Irish ☘️

[@canadianbacon9819]

Not many people know this but we actually owe it to Irish fenians for the beginning of the Canadian Confederation their raids on Canada caused the provinces to unite against them

[@Jason.cbr1000rr]

Whom and what unite with what??

[@hermanngoulhorn581]

@@Jason.cbr1000rr The fenians raids on Canada caused the provinces to unite to fight them off. Ffs man.

[@canadianbacon9819]

@@Jason.cbr1000rr Canadian provinces Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick united into the Canadian Confederacy and later the Dominion of Canada. This was all because of the unsuccessful raids by Irish fenians based in the United States their attempt was to invade and seize Canada so they could use it as a bargaining chip to free Ireland from British rule however at other opposite effect and the Canadian locals as well as the British United against them and they were defeated. Ergo go they're kind of responsible for the creation of Canada en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenian_raids# read up

[@eoingc89]

This was spot on man, I adore your work and this stands to you and the research you and your writing team put into all of your projects. I’m an Irish man who had family in the GPO during this period so this is a topic close to my heart and there was a lot of respect in this video. I just have one criticism and I’ve noticed in a few of your other videos, you get your pronunciation so wrong sometimes! Other than that, thank you. I’ve studied this history and you did it justice!

[@ingunakirsteine4336]

You should do Shankhill Butchers on Casual Criminalist. I only recently found out about them, despite living in Ireland for almost 20 years. A truly disturbing serial murder case.

[@joprocter4573]

Actually it wouldn't hurt to BALANCE IRISH STORY with more than just republican junk. If they had an enemy let's at least hear about those who stood up to murders

[@Minime163]

​@@joprocter4573 what are you talking about you hid and let the British do your fighting for you. The shankhill butchers only killed innocent civilians no paramilitaries

[@CiaraEliizabeth]

This is amazing. I'm Irish and this is so informative, whilst still being unbiased! You also manage to relay the information in such an engaging and interesting way. Fair play Simon and team, top tier effort!! 👌 Edited to add; the way you pronounce Tricolour breaks my damn heart 😂 it's a trí-colour not a tric-olour

[@phauntis]

Another Irish video on the cards so. But kudos, it was a superbly balanced video in all. I think it's the first time I've seen it well presented by a British presenter, it's hard sometimes not to colour history depending on which side of the fence you are on, Ireland included for its renditions of our own history. Really enjoyed it, looking forward to the next

[@markmcginty3981]

The best telling of the rising from a channel on KZbin by far love your videos and all your other channels 🇮🇪

[@itsbolixreally]

One thing worth noting is that as soon as McNeil pulled the volunteers, the leaders of the rising were well aware that any rebellion would be a failure. They decided to go ahead with it as they believed it would be seen as a “blood sacrifice”. Basically that they would die but there deaths would inspire a larger fight for Irish Independence. Of course this is exactly what happened

[@damienpollard3949]

As an Irishman can I just say that you told that story with the honesty, integrity, inspiration and sensitivity it deserved. Thank you.

[@jamesmaccarthy9617]

Great job, Simon. The only issue I have is mispronounced names of Seán Mac Diarmada , Éamonn Ceannt, and Ned Daly . One might look up correct pronunciation. Other than that, tip top, it's well done

[@tjnlindaoconchuir1312]

The Irish attitude to the rising didn't change as much as people think. A Canadian journalist stranded in the slums of Dublin noted that much of the working class supported the Rising. People were less likely to declare their support since it would get you shot.

[@fiachramaccana280]

In fact it never changed at all. The official historical account was dominated by unionist and pro limited home rule (Norman) media who in the immediate aftermath told a pack of pro British lies. Namely the Irish Times (Unionist) and Freeman's journal/ Irish independent (Norman). Then when the media discovered that the majority of the Irish people actually supported the rising the Norman media were forced to quickly back track. Or lose their readership The executions offered a convenient cover story to justify the back track. And so they invented the myth of the unpopular rising which morphed into sympathy for the executed rebels. Irish historians are a notoriously lazy lot and haven't questioned this nonsense since.

[@r.w.bottorff7735]

This was a great video. So much sorrow and strife, but also unstoppable determination. Thank you!

[@shredder9536]

This was the British Empire at its height and a few Irish rebels pierced its imperialist heart and it never recovered. It inspired countries around the world like India to break free. The following years the war of Independence in Ireland smashed the 'United Kingdom' and it will unravel like the Empire. Scottish and Welsh nationalists were inspired during this time with Plaid Cymru and the National Scottish Party forming in the 1920s. The shockwave of the Easter Rising is still reverberating today.

[@celticguy197531]

absolute rubbish.. The Scottish National Party was set up in 1934, with nothing to do with the Republic, Plaid Cymru was set up because of the increasing use of the English language in Wales and was used to promote Wales and Welshness. And it was Britain that promised to give control back to India for their resources after WW2. While the Easter uprising and the Irish War of Independence is an important part of history do not make it out to be something that isn't

[@shredder9536]

@@celticguy197531 The United Kingdom was central to the Empire. Both started unraveling as a result of the Rising and subsequent IRA war of independence. Indian nationalists said it inspired them. Ghandi petition came in 1917. Indian Patriots Patel and Sandra Bose future leader of Indian National Army visited Ireland for inspiration. The British were never going to hold India after their Empire was taken on at its height by Irishmen against all odds. I never mentioned the SNP. I said the National Scottish Party, I meant the National Party of Scotland which was formed in the 1920s. The SNP were their successors. It's no coincidence Scottish and Welsh movements were formed a few years after Ireland's war for Independence.

[@celticguy197531]

@@shredder9536 Even the National Party of Scotland had nothing to do with what happened in Ireland and you are guessing and aiming so far off. And what petition Gandhi was the leader of the Indian National Congress in 1921, and you quoting Sandra Bose when his name was Chandra Bose the same man who sided with the Nazis and Japanese well we all know what the Nazis did and well the Japanese were worse. You are using sound bites of history and putting 2+2=500000000 when it should be 4. And no the loss of the Republic of Ireland did not destroy the British Empire it was fighting two major World Wars in a 20 year period. You are over-egging the pudding and using actual history and coming up with theories and guesses that did not happen

[@shredder9536]

@@celticguy197531 The Scots National League formed the National Party of Scotland. They were formed in 1921 and were inspired by Ireland and used the Sinn Féin template of seeking election and then abstaining from Westminster. Yes Chandra Bose head of the Indian National Army who were inspired by the Irish Republican Army. And yes he allied with the Nazis. The British allied with the Soviets who killed more than the Nazis. The British Empire killed more people than the 3rd Reich too.

[@celticguy197531]

​@@shredder9536 is really funny because they were founded on the 23rd June 1928 and took part in two General Elections in where they won nothing. And really while the British Empire did some bad things and bad things happened. Nazi Germany killed 6million Jewish people and that isn't including the Soviets, Poles, disabled, gay, Roma and others with a grand total of 17million people over a span of 7 years, while the Japanese killed from 3million to 14 million people in a space of 5 years. Now like you said the British Empire killed more than the Third Reich. While under the British Empire more people died through famine and disease than actual wars through mismanagement of resources and stock. Comparing the two is like apples and oranges two totally different scenarios. And also the only reason why the Soviets killed more Nazis is that it was the Nazis that invaded them or otherwise they would have still been supplying the Nazis with their oil and other resources

[@Mr110074]

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles episode “Ireland, April 1916” takes place during the uprising and man it’s an insane episode. For a tv episode from the 90s, it portrays the battle amazingly, likely for the show’s high production values.

[@lenny1767]

Thank you for mentioning the rising in Wexford, we remember it all around the county. i’m from the same village that the Wexford leader, Robert Brennan was from!

[@leontomney6236]

thats the rising in the 1790s right? havent heard of it since history class in jc but real interesting, kinda sad how it’s completely overshadowed by the 1916 rising

[@Dank-gb6jn]

Gotta cover the Welsh Glyndŵr Rising of 1400-1415, and really Welsh nationalism/independence in general. Wales is a proud nation, the home of the true Britons, and deserves plenty of recognition. If we’re covering Ireland, let’s get the whole array.

[@King_Cova]

😅 Wales, the forgotten England 😂Welsh independence it's cute and all but youse couldn't survive without England not a hope in hell 😂 if Britons meant the ones who lived in England, then the true Britons would be the Cornish, sorry to rain on your parade 😂

[@conorkelly947]

Welsh independence sounds like an oxymoron

[@loubeloubelou]

So weird that you've just covered this. I'm studying the Easter Rising this term and am about to write a paper worth 50% of my entire grade 😶🤣 So thanks!

[@stpat7614]

In point of fact, Ireland didn't erupt. That's why the rising failed. In 1919 though, it did indeed erupt.

[@IrishMike22]

Out-friggin-standing video ☘

[@zachaliles]

So this is what Dolores O'Riordan was talking about when she sang the line "it's the same old theme since 1916" in the song Zombie.

[@Paulco67]

Correct

[@SN-xk2rl]

Yes. But she was anti-Republican. I guess addiction and mental illness are better than taking revolutionary social change and making a world where people really are more equal, more free and more democratic. Cranberries are West Brits.

[@CathyD1976]

@@SN-xk2rl are You serious? The whole video was filmed in Ireland She was showing how Wee kids were surrounded by British soldiers How is that a west Brit The whole song is about the death of innocence in war (Children)

[@IrishB90]

@@CathyD1976 the term "West Brit" is a derogatory term used to describe people from Dublin, I have no idea where or when it came from but apparently if you are born in Dublin you are West British and not Irish. I will be honest that there is less Irish culture in Dublin compared to most other places I've visited so that could be why the term West Brit is used.

[@CathyD1976]

@@IrishB90 Dublin is the Capital of Ireland ffs and stop talking utter shite....I am a Dub born and bred and My family Fought for Ireland. The whole Easter Raising happened in Dublin.. Jaysus Christ almighty. West Brit is a mere term created by Those outside of Dublin just like the Term Bogger or culchie is used by Dubs to describe Folk outside of Dublin. Most main events happen in Dublin and back in the Day when We were under British rule most Royal Visits were in the bigger Cities at the time.. There lies the root of the term but the funny thing is that it was Boggers who came to Dublin to line the street to get a glimpse of the Royals at the time.. So who really is a west Brit? Unless You fully understand then You are just speaking nonesence

[@Kevin-hp5fk]

An accurate retelling of events. And I love your wild pronunciations of Irish words and names. English speakers never get them right, the letters just don't make the same sounds in all contexts as English. My name, as an example is Caoimhín. Pronounced Qwee-veen.

[@ruairiodonohoe2533]

Sean MacDiermede lol, Eamonn cint and caman na m-ban all Irish great heroes! oh and Ned Dally

[@YaakovEzraAmiChi]

Irish language is an interesting sound and Ireland is a beautiful country. My mother visited Dublin and loved it. I want to visit some day too.

[@spacetweek]

Ceannt is "kyant" not "seent"

[@Jason.cbr1000rr]

@@spacetweek idc... i only care about one thing. The ireland females are very pretty, beautiful and sexy and hot 🔥 asf!!!

[@andrewprice1774]

As a Southerner and an American, I can say Freedom is something worth fighting and dying for !!!

[@FreeFallingAir]

Very well done, I throughly enjoyed it. Y'all can put Simon back in the seller now.

[@Cavemanjason]

Alongside Danny in the basement

[@merlynscave]

Amazing. I didn’t know about that. Certainly shines a new light on Anglo/ Irish history. Thanks

[@conorkelly947]

What was your perception of Anglo/irish history prior to this out of curiosity?

[@antonicrangle4372]

God bless Ireland 🇮🇪

[@brianfeely9239]

Excellent work. Very balanced and considered. And some brave attempts at Irish pronunciations!!!

[@veronicadredd22]

Glosed over the part where the So-called Unionists conspired with the king's enemies Imperial Germany importing arms, then threatening war against the forces of the Crown to maintain a Union with said Crown and thus introducing the gun into Irish politics

[@shanefitzpatrick8377]

The British introduced the gun into Irish politics

[@ClutchMyPrimus1]

Your good! Your tone, your inflection, your delivery! Perfect! I really don't see why you would need to keep working at your delivery. And dammit I'm jealous.

[@Davidlamb2]

That was a brave topic to cover Nicely done 👏🏻 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@conorkelly947]

Brave?

[@Davidlamb2]

@@conorkelly947 yeah brave … you see many KZbinrs trying to cover that bit of history fairly ? Cause I haven’t , Get that wrong and the backlash from Irish fans is gona be huge ,

[@Paulco67]

Simon did a good job on this.

[@padogibbons9701]

There are actually no steps up to the GPO, but love the video keep up the great work and I hope to see more Irish history in the future

[@MMOchAForPrez]

Simon, this video really showed off your great narration and excellent writers. Legend!

[@totesport2647]

Pronunciation of some of the names needs a bit of work in fairness 😅

[@MMOchAForPrez]

@@totesport2647 You could say that for literally every one of his videos...

[@totesport2647]

@@MMOchAForPrez good point; I’d just never heard Eamonn Ceannt pronounced as Eamonn See-ant before

[@MMOchAForPrez]

@@totesport2647 LOL yeah very interesting pronunciation

[@HundreadD]

The historical context section was sehr sehr gut, kudos to whoever researched it

[@conroche1535]

Brilliant. Thank you. I don't know if KZbin is spying on me, but this showed up on my feed a couple days after I finished Guerrilla Days in Ireland, by Tom Barry. It's an amazingly well written (he'd enlisted to fight in WWI at age 17) first-hand account of the campaign in Cork, during the War of Independence. Highly recommended.

[@heftigman205]

Fantastic video. I loved your pronunciation of Irish names ;)

[@pedroportillo1585]

You know what, this would have been a fantastic map for Battlefield 1. They did it with the Russian Revolution and they did it with respect. It would have been great for Battlefield 1 to add this part of Irish History to a game millions of people play and learn about Irish history. The Irish Nationalists vs The British Irish. That would have been amazing!

[@niallmcnelis1794]

Masterful retelling of the Rising Simon, your homework was well and truly done on this as you managed to tell me things even my A level history teacher didn't know. I implore you to summarise a retelling of The Troubles as I have yet to see a video documenting Ireland's most recent struggle for freedom in as much detail as you did this one

[@duckydarrick7460]

And the world did gaze in deep amaze, At those stout hearted men, but few, Who bore the fight that freedom's light Might shine through the foggy dew.

[@samiam2088]

Loved this episode! Would love more modern Irish history. Would also love to hear about slave rebellions in North America and the Caribbean

[@ryandoubleu.]

Ah yes, when the IRB read about the Decembrist Revolt and said "Hold me gat"

[@borja1000]

Good vid. I'd like to see more about the Irish struggle for independence - something I know little about. Also, a series about the various African independent movements would be great.

[@indoorkites420]

A biographic for James Connolly would be amazing

[@paddyt4043]

My god Simon you nailed it.. Perfectly written... When you called home rule a fantasy I was sure you had done your research properly. 🙏

[@peterflood1314]

God bless you Simon you tried your best with the pronunciation but as an Irish man I appreciate that your video included no bias and just the factual information 👌🏻

[@seamuskeating4694]

Only the information he chose to portray

[@SCFoster]

As usual, a well done video. My wife's grandfather participated in the Easter Rising and later worked as an accountant. He was from County Cork as was Micheal Collins, with whom he worked to raise money for the Irish Republican Army.

[@jackietreehorn5561]

Gerry and martin were no different than Collins

[@hisbigal]

It was more like seven centuries of English rule.

[@SpectorCorp]

Thank you Simon. It's more like Mac-germ-ida and Kuh-yant though. All you work is excellent though, thanks again.

[@kristopherradder3078]

Hey Simon, your channels are great. A raid that many history buffs won't know is the Raid of St.Albans. It happened in the state of Vermont. It was the northern most raid during the Civil War.

[@patfleming3835]

Haha. Fairly accurate for the most part but had a good laugh at your pronunciation of Irish surnames etc. For a Brit, well done 🙂

[@MJ-cv5ye]

Very good. Just a few notes. Cumman na mBan is pronounced phonetically in English as "Cummen-neh-bann" the small "m" letter before a capital B is silent & is there to denote a grammatical shift. Its not pronounced. Also the Irish volunteers wasn't founded in Dublin. This is a common mistake. Its first units where formed in Belfast by protestant Bulmer Hobson & the protestant republican Dungannon Clubs & shortly there after the Dublin based units were raised. The name "Irish Volunteers" was a direct reference to the nepoleonic irish malitias which irish protestants raised & organised throughout the country to agitate for more legislative independence & more progressive & inclusive powers for the Dublin parliament. This was given as the British gov. failed to organise its own malitias in Ireland due to ineptitude & incompetence so was face with a situation of having to pander to keep the volunteers loyalty to the crown. The majority were for defacto Irish independence under the joint crown but the Belfast 1st brigade of the original Irish volunteers were nearly to a man outright republicans & progreseive liberals who wanted an equal society so founded the united irishmen & heavily recuited from Irish catholics & liberal presbyterians. This agitation spooked the British gov. & lead to incresingly vicious & sadistic crackdowns by the Royal Irish Army, who while technically an "Irish Army" was always a loyal colonial force and extension of thr British army in all but name. They spread terror & violence via half hanging and pitch capping(scalping via application of molten tar to the top of a persons head). This drove people towards support of the united irish men. When revolution happened in 1978, half the volunteers helped put down the revolt & half fought for freedom under the banner of republicanism. Hobson thus named the 1900s era independence army after the original organisation. So not founded in Dublin. The Dublin founding was essentially a secondary cofounding. It was largely erased from general knowledge after DeValeras Anti Treaty faction took power & he set about rewriting history to downplay & erase protestant contributions as partition radicalized both sides of the border & he was a catholic fundamentalisy bigot who believed irish ment catholic. So his warping of history lead to Hobson & as many other prominent republican protestants as he could being erased from the narrative. Where he couldnt manage that, DeValera settled for downplaying key figures British backgrounds or protestant faith. He made republican = catholic. That negative association also helped him keep down & out the Fine Gael opposition who were the pro treaty practical republicans with a protestant/catholic mix while the anti treaty Fianna Fail party was almost exclusively catholic

[@maitiucibhleachain5139]

Not a Gaeilgeoir but fairly sure it's prounounced na mban and it's the 'b' if anything that's silent there.

[@MJ-cv5ye]

@@maitiucibhleachain5139 thats your take away? Trying to critique spelling???...and clearly not. Its pronounced ban, not mban🤦, the uncapitalized letters that occur before a capitalized letter sometimes in Irish are always silent.

[@maitiucibhleachain5139]

@@MJ-cv5ye They're called urú and no they aren't "always silent". They are pronounced. It's Cumman na mBan not Cumman na Ban. The original word is Ban/Bean, but the eclipses/urú is grammar and changes the sound of the word.

[@MJ-cv5ye]

@@maitiucibhleachain5139 think its quite obvious your just butthurt about the amount of historical detail in my post. Let me guess, you have an ideological view point that lies contrary to the factual realities of history. Never encountered the details before & cant refute them so its melting your brain a bit. So you thought your latch on to some petty semantical arguement in the hopes you'd bog me down in side quest 🐂💩 & try arguing a single completely irrelevent to the point detail in the hopes if you win that you can somehow invalidate the rest without actually arguing it. Jog on buddy. I see right through your guff. If you disagree with an any point of the history. Feel free to do so. Otherwise i dont care about a linguistical arguement. Its a name of an organisation...end of story. I used it as it was used to represent said organisation when they were active. You pointnis completely irrelevent & ive zero interest in getting drawing into your strawmans arguement

[@juliatarrel1674]

I had little real understanding of the Irish situation. I knew the British treated Ireland about as 'well' as they have done any other part of the Empire. (I'm Australian.) I appreciate knowing more of the details. And Simon? You attract great writers and researchers. You deliver the information in a voice which is pleasant to hear and easy to understand, but putting emphasis where it's warranted. I also appreciate that some topics don't get 'if you enjoyed this video'.

[@liverpoolscottish6430]

Risible that you snipe at the British, when the treatment meted out to the Aborigines by Australians absolutely stank. Don't throw stones in your glass house........Funny how so many former colonies- 63 are voluntary members of the Commonwealth isn't it? According to your inference, Britain ought to be an international pariah. I guess the Indian's appreciate the 40,000 mile railway network that Britain built, along with the tea cultivation industry which is worth billions to India every year. Terrible bunch those British.........

[@paulwilkinson7977]

Grow up you convict ...which other cowards would rise up when we are fighting in a world war..yeh big man ...cut all ties with the UK we don't care about you it's your vanity which suggests that we do ...clowns 🤡

[@conlaiarla]

"After a century of British rule " Back to school for the researcher who handed you that script smh...

[@BrandonjSlippingAway]

They mean as officially incorporated into the UK, however it's still terrible writing as it misleads people with no prior background or knowledge into the subject.

[@กฤติพรแซนเดอร์ซัน-ฏ4ว]

My adopted Mother who was born in 1912 & lived in place called Inchicore (forgive my spelling) told me many stories about that time. The thing was her Mother & Father, three brothers & her Sister were English!!! Her Father worked for the Railway. The stories she told me included British soldiers running through her home & her being comforted by a Solider as they (her words not mine) chased "rebels". She actually attended the school where the movie Angela's Ashes was filmed.......the treatment these English children had to endure from the teachers & fellow pupils was nothing short of disgusting!! Their packed lunches were contaminated with rotten dead frogs, the boys every single day were involved in fights, but not one on one....all five children, including the girls were caned by the teachers on an almost daily basis.....it got to the stage that for their own safety they had to be escorted by British soldiers to & from school which made things even worse...she also told me that more than once she saw a body of a Irish nationalist lying in the street after been shot the previous night......her Mother eventually had enough & returned to England, her Father stayed in Ireland never to be heard of again. The most ironic thing was that this English family's surname was "Derry"!!!

[@fiachramaccana280]

that's what happens to settlers in an occupied land. Not justifying it. But it doesn't much compare to what the Irish suffered over 700 years.

[@kenanuzunkaya4822]

The blood sacrifice made them heroes just as Jesus on the cross. Also the British falsely called it the Sinn Fein rising which they had nothing to do with it

[@Paulco67]

Correct

[@kevinflaherty3936]

All true.... But I Jesus may come in a little higher..

[@cheiftain732]

I still live 5 mins from riellys fort . I pass battle scars everyday . The riellys fort story from the four courts garrison was fantastic . 16 men 12 rifles and 6 pistols held out until the very end .

[@jamesrooney8564]

One thing that got me right at the beginning of the video, Ireland was forced to endure CENTURIES of British rule, not a century.

[@MattCatt09]

I’m a history buff and I never heard this. As an American with English/Irish heritage, I’m ashamed. 😞

[@tonybarde2572]

May the heroes of 1775 and 1916 be guiding lights to the people of 🇲🇲 as they fight for Democracy -A proud American of Irish descent

[@warrenlouw1610]

You just made the best channel of YT, Simon.

[@ЕгорПещерский]

Dear Simon! Thank you for the interesting episode of history! Would you be so kindly to think on the another overshadowed conflict, namely Great Paraguyan War or the War of Triple Alliance that destroyed a whole generation of Paraguyan males, forced the post-war government to legalise polygamy and bondaged that country to a crippling debt by this very day? Thank you! P.S. I'm terribly sorry, but I'll have to pester you for now on unless I'll get an answer from you (look, simple "Okay, I'll think on it but no promises" will suffice)

[@ЕгорПещерский]

Hey Simon! Hey! You-hoo!

[@majestichotwings6974]

I’m actually really interested in seeing this one now, definitely an overshadowed conflict, I think I’ve only heard of the triple alliance war in passing

[@vulpes7079]

As a Brazilian, I really want to see that episode. Ave Império!

[@michaelsmyth3935]

Perfect example of unrealistic expectations through military engagement.

[@mrjefferson1812]

Excellent video! Thank to for sharing.

[@declanoleary1]

Nice to hear your take on this, even with some cringyly bad pronouncations, (don't you know a few 'micks' who could have guided you on these) Also worth noting that the ceremonial hand over and end of british rule took place on the 16 of January 1922, and sadly led to the tragic civil war.

[@ShelleyScreen]

To add to the calls for videos about the War of Independence and Civil War, I would add: Bloody Sunday, Eamon de Valera, and MIchael Collins.

[@rt-irish2430]

A century of British rule? At that time it was 747 years and today with the British occupation of Ulster it is 853 years. I know why you marked it up to 100 years due to the act of union etc but i feel it's a huge negation of the complete picture. Previous revolts against British rule beyond 1800 were even referenced by those who revolted in the proclamation of Independence.

[@LimaFoxtrot_98]

I'm pretty sure he insinuates this. Basically saying that 1801 formalized what was already happening since medieval times where Ireland was a client state.

[@mainstreet3023]

Typical! It devolves into fisticuffs. Great work, Simon. Anyone for tea? I see you’re starting about 2 new channels a day. It’s because you’ve got such good range.

[@mainstreet3023]

I just watched the end of the video. Could hardly hold back tears 😢

[@Ceiteach.O.Duibhir]

0:30 Simon, we (🇮🇪) had been under the rule & control of England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 for 8 centuries

[@drayle71]

Just an interesting point on the Guinness joke during the parnell section. The Arthur Guinness the founder of the Guinness brewery was a protestant and a Unionist and became against any form of irish independence after the campaign of the United Irishmen. Its also alleged that the brewery had a protestant only policy and if a protestant that worked at the brewery married a catholic they would be asked for their resignation. These policy are believed to have continued all the way until the 1960s. In a way its kinda funny how considering all of this Guinness probably should have become the pint of unionist and not a symbol of the Irish republic.

[@glocksmith226]

Make the next video on Russo-Japanese war when for the first time a eastern power defeated a western power

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

What about turks and mongols?

[@glocksmith226]

@@ShubhamMishrabro that was medieval Europe or maybe even before that I am talking about when Europe was more powerful than ever they literally defeated every every eastern power India, African continent, Middle East, and especially they broke China's status as world power and japan was the only modernised country in Asia which quickly modernised and became as strong as Europe itself the Americans praised japan for it's victory against Russian empire teddy rossevolt personally witnessed the treaty of Portsmith maybe he praised them so much that in future they would end up being up at war with them

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

@@glocksmith226 what aboutFirst anglo afghan war. What about first 2 Anglo Mysore wars

[@glocksmith226]

@@ShubhamMishrabro what are you talking about they were all defeated them at the end Indian subcontinent was completely in control of British and British won the afgan war while they didn't occupy it they acted as the protrate

[@ShubhamMishrabro]

@@glocksmith226 but they were different wars not. And you're talking about wars. Afghan defeated British 2 times and so did Mysore. I can give more examples

[@petermark9423]

Simon, as an Irishman I really enjoy your pieces , historically accurate, informative, and entertaining - anyone who can up with the phrase “as much as a dirty weekend with Nigel Farage” deserves a medal. However, as amusing as your pronunciation of Irish names assuredly is, I do feel that someone might offer just a spot of coaching, old bean… (Seán) MacDiarmada = mack-DEER-mada (Éamonn) Ceannt = KANT Cumann na mBan = COMIN’ NA MAN You’re welcome! Tá fáilte romhat!! = TAW FOLSHA ROWAT

[@kevinbourke1847]

I am from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@littleflower23]

This video helped me to understand the Easter Rising better than other vids I've watched. Great job. Thank you.

[@thorpeaaron1110]

Could you do the Russo-Japanese War?

[@theboyoofoly]

Now that was a shit show lol

[@javiermoya2801]

Second that motion

[@MilikUrdap]

Excellent and insightful. The only omission is not to have mentioned at all Éamon de Valera, who started his career as the fiercest Irish Republican in the Easter Rising (and he saved his arse from excecution after the Easter Rising merely because of timing, because the Brits understood they were turning the rebels into martyrs).

[@pobg]

Great telling Simon. One thing tho, you said a century of English rule, it was actually 700 years of occupation, rape, murder, slavery and starvation.

[@projectilequestion]

By many people who weren't actually English

[@pobg]

@@projectilequestion don’t.

[@projectilequestion]

@@pobg well in Australia, we don't exactly learn much Irish history, but it seems like Nordic, Norman, French, Catholic, Capitalist people have oppressed Ireland, and the shorthand for that is 'English'?

[@pobg]

@@projectilequestion we are not talking about the atrocities committed by Germany France Spain Belgian Holland and Portugal throughout the world right here. We are just talking about the English occupation of Ireland that lasted 700 years. 700 years of rape murder and torture. Other countries did the same all over Africa, south East Asian and the americas. But here in Ireland it was only the English.

[@johnmorrissey5012]

You did a good job there Simon, Henry sheehy Skeffington is a fascinating character, he took his wife's surname in marriage, he was the single biggest lost to humanity in the Easter rising. His ideas were way ahead of the times. Had he survived, he would have changed the world. Worthy of a biographics piece?.....

[@conwaytwittyer2667]

Woah the British doing war crimes who could've expected that /s.

[@James-hc6hj]

Republican Irish aren’t innocent of war crimes. Stones in glass houses. 99% of nations can’t speak without hypocrisy. Don’t be a fool.

[@conwaytwittyer2667]

@@James-hc6hj yeah but Ireland didn’t colonize half the world, murder, and rape them, and steal all of their priceless cultural possessions.

[@James-hc6hj]

@@conwaytwittyer2667 ‘Yeah but’ pretty much confirms my original statement and I don’t disagree with yours, the British Empire did to all that.

[@conwaytwittyer2667]

@@James-hc6hj yeah, but I’m pretty sure Ireland responded in those ways cause they were basically genocided during the potato famine like their entire population still hasn’t even recovered to this day

[@conwaytwittyer2667]

@@James-hc6hj they were like 2 to 3 million more people in Ireland before the Potato famine than there are right now like I don’t think you quite understand the utter brutality that those Brit’s wrought against the Irish it’s pretty insanely fucked up.

[@sebaseba6710]

Extremely interesting video Simon and team, really great stuff