an Irish soldier, and leader of the O’Neill dynasty. During the Rising, both flags were flown above the GPO, the headquarters of the rebels, and the tricolor became more widely accepted.

including the Irish Republic flag above the GPO, the Irish Citizen Army Flag, of the Plough and the Stars, was flown over the Imperial Hotel. Connolly’s choice to fly the ‘starry plough’ not ...

It was a rebellion against British rule in Ireland ... holding the GPO to evacuate the building on Friday evening. Once they had left the GPO the Rising was effectively over.