"If you strike us down, we shall rise again and renew the fight".

 Patrick Pearse, leader of the Easter Rising. Executed by firing squad May 3, 1916

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2) 19.16 km

3) 191.6km

4) or maybe 1916km as your challenge for 2021?

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"If you strike us down, we shall rise again and renew the fight".

 Patrick Pearse, leader of the Easter Rising. Executed by firing squad May 3, 1916

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It was the afternoon of Easter Monday, April 24, 1916, when Patrick Pearse emerged from Dublin's General Post Office and declared an independent Irish nation. Rebel leaders and over 1600 followers marched on Dublin’s city centre, seizing strategic positions, including Boland's Mill and the General Post Office. Later, the General Post Office would act as the stage from which Patrick Pearse – a leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB)- would proclaim Irish independence. At first, authorities struggled, outnumbered roughly four to one. But, the introduction of martial law and with it the arrival of thousands of British reinforcements meant the tide briskly turned. Street fighting broke out across Dublin, and with relatively poor resources, rebels resorted to sniping and improvised explosives. This wasn't enough. Throughout the damaged city, rebel-held posts fell one by one to the British and in just under a week, the rebellion was extinguished. On April 29, Pearse had agreed to an unconditional surrender.

Over 450 were killed (54 per cent were civilian fatalities) and over two thousand were injured. A lack of national mobilisation, an absence of public support, and a failure to control key transport routes all contributed to the rebellion's swift end. The British capture of a shipment of German arms also proved crucial. Nevertheless, the legacy of the Easter Rising is not so much rooted in its events, but rather its aftermath.

But that was just the beginning, it was a spark of freedom...

Source: https://www.history.co.uk/article/the-easter-rising-the-spark-that-ignited-a-nation