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 EASTER ...in Ireland
When you think of Easter in Ireland, what do you think of?
Read all about how Easter is celebrated in Ireland below,
and then answer the following questions.
R Y
TO
In Ireland,
HIS the celebration of Easter
is tied to the celebration of spring
and the ancient Celtic and pagan festival of

FOOD
Imbolc or Imbolg. The symbols associated with
Easter - including eggs, rabbits and flowers - come
rt an t at Ea st er , an d one of the main tradi- from these ancient traditions, as they symbolize
Food is very impo ily fe as t on Easter Sunday! The
a bi g fa m
tions involves having is da y are roast lamb, and
leek spring, growth and rebirth. Many families sow
od s ea te n on th seeds or plant daffodils around this time.
most popular fo y ch ild re n also often receive
th em ? M an
soup. Have you tried om th ei r fa m ily or from a rabbit
either fr
chocolate Easter eggs,
y!
called the Easter bunn
RELIGION
In Ireland, Easter
is still widely
celebrated as a re
ligious holiday, a
the most import nd is
ant event in the
calendar. Christia Christian
ns celebrate this
over a four-day p holiday
eriod spanning fr
DANCE Thursday to East
in a number of re
er Sunday, durin
om Holy
g which they tak
ligious ceremonie e part
In some parts of Ireland, dancing is also ‘Stations of the C s su ch as praying at
ross’ and attendin the
a very important part of Easter tradition. g Easter Sunday
mass.
Some families rise at dawn on Easter Sunday to
dance in celebration of the day, while others beliefs are:
Some other fun Irish Easter traditions and
hold a large cake dancing
l
contest called a pruthóg, If you get a haircut on Good Friday it wil
r!
where the prize is a cake prevent headaches for the rest of the yea
or barmbrack!
Children born on Good Friday are
supposedly born with the gift of healing.

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 EASTER IN IRELAND wordsearch quiz
Now you know all about Easter in Ireland, find the answers to the questions in
the word search below. Answers can appear in diagonal, and even in reverse!
1 Easter is associated with this pagan festival.
2 A popular soup to eat in Ireland on Easter Sunday.
3 This oval shaped object is a symbol related to Easter in Ireland.
4 From which animal might children receive Easter eggs?
5 The religion that is most associated with Easter celebrations in Ireland.
6 Flowers that many families plant around Easter.
7 The season that the celebration of Easter is most associated with.
8 An exercise that families might take part in at dawn on Easter Sunday.
9 A prize at the cake dancing competition.
10 Some people believe you should get this on Good Friday to prevent headaches.

C N T O O Y A G Q S C D O B X
Z H X U V Q N B G H L A Q Z R
Q H R J C I V S T H O F P Z K
A P P I R R U N G O B F O N Q
M Q R P S D I K X B M O A Y T
L V S Q A T T A A O I D U E Z
C E U M F Y I R H T A I M V F
N L E Q A U M A X T O L X Q E 10. Haircut

N G X K P B D G N S B S M J G
9. Barmbrack
8. Dancing

G H O F R V J G N I C N A D G
7. Spring
6. Daffodils

W U W A B U N N Y I T G C O I
5. Christianity
4. Bunny

Y D C J K S C Z E M T Y K Z B
3. Egg
2. Leek

G K N F D A I U Q Z J E C Z K
1. Imbolc
Answers:

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 INTRODUCING ... the 1916 Easter Rising
Along with the traditional celebrations that take place in Ireland
around Easter time, it is also a very important time to remember Irish
history. This is because on Easter Monday in 1916, an event happened in
Ireland known today as the ‘Easter Rising’.

BRITISH RULE
At this time Ireland was bein
g ruled by the British. Many
disagreed with British rule people
in Ireland and so wanted to
create an independent repu rebel and
blic – a country led by a pr
rather than a king or queen. esident
The main group that wanted
known as the Irish Republica this was
n Brotherhood (IRB), and th
planned a rebellion that took ey
place in 1916.

EASTER MONDAY
men
On Easter Monday, the 24th April 1916, a large group of
and women took over key buildings in Dublin city, including
landmarks such as Liberty Hall, Dublin Castle and the
quarters.
General Post Office (GPO), which was also the rebels’ head
General Post Office (GPO), Dublin

Patrick Pearse, On the steps of the GPO, the rebels’ leader, Patrick Pearse,
reads the 1916
Proclamation read out a new Irish declaration of independence, now known
as the 1916 Proclamation. This document was very important
and stated that each Irish man and woman should be
free to rule themselves, and that the country should
be free of any British intervention. Fighting swiftly
broke out on the streets of Dublin, leading to many
buildings being destroyed and many casualties,
with almost 500 people dying.

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 SURRENDER
AND ARREST
LEGACY
While at first,
the majority o
did not suppor f pe
After a week of fighting the rebels realised that t the Easter Ris ople in Ireland
spread of the le ing, when wor
they would not be able to defeat the British heroes and oth
aders’ executio
n, they becam
d
Army, and so to prevent any more injuries or ers b
Although the r egan to support the cause.
e
deaths they surrendered and were arrested. Tried time, the East
ebels did not a
chieve their go
for treason (the crime of betraying one’s ruling other events in
er Rising would
bring about a
al at the
country), many of the Irish rebel leaders Ireland that w number of
Ireland becom ould eventuall
and volunteers were sentenced to death. ing an indepen
dent republic.
y lead to

CRE AT E YOU R O W N
R T I O N
P O C L A M A
PROCLAMATION
The 1916 Proclamation was a document that called
the Irish people to action. It listed various rights
and duties that Irish people should have in a new
FOR EXAMPLE
independent Ireland, including rising up to take
back their freedom, and equal rights to work, “I call upon all members of this
opportunities and happiness. house to embrace happiness and
joy! Each member of this house
Using your imagination, come up with your own has a right to be happy. As such,
proclamation for your home. In your proclamation, all members of this house are
pretend you are running your household. You should required to take it in turns to
list at least one call to action, a right, and a duty play everyone’s favourite game
that each of your household members must fulfil for a half hour every day!”
together to improve life in your household.

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 R E A T E Y O U R OWN Now come up with your own
C N
IO
PROCLAMAT proclamation by writing your
ideas below:
I call upon all members of this house to...

Once you have come up with

ideas for your proclamation,
make one to hang at home
Each member of this house has a right to be...
using the instructions below!

What you
will need:
Cardboard
As such, all members of this house are required to...
Paper
Pens/ pencils
Glue
Blue tac
Black tea bag
Hot water/ mug
Baking paper/
old newspaper
INSTRUCTIONS
1 Start by getting a blank sheet of A4 paper. Using a ballpoint pen, write out your proclamation heading such as
‘Tim’s Proclamation’ and then write some of the ideas that you came up with underneath.
2 Next, you’ll need to age your proclamation a bit to make it look older. We’ll do this using a tea bag and a method called
‘tea-staining’:
a. With the help of an adult, boil some hot water and soak a tea bag in it for 5 or 10 minutes, until the water is lukewarm.
b. Put your proclamation paper on some old newspapers or some baking paper, so as not to create a mess.
c. Then holding your teabag from above, blot it down onto the paper.
You can cover the whole sheet with the tea, or only part of it – be creative!...
Leave this to dry.
3 Once your proclamation is dry, you can decorate it as you see fit! Use some
colourful pencils or pens to decorate it, and you may even want to rip some of the
corners or crumple the paper a bit, to make it look even older.
4 Finally, stick your paper on to a piece of cardboard, or another sheet of paper to strengthen it.
5 Using your blue tac, hang your proclamation onto your wall at home and let everyone marvel at your design!

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 NAME

A FOCUS ON Roger Casement

DATE OF BIRTH
1st September 1864
Roger Casement MUSEUM LOCATION
Leading Change Gallery
The Irish are well known throughout history for having a very rebellious
spirit, so it is no wonder that events like the Easter Rising, which we learnt
about above, happened in Irish history. There are many important figures
throughout the years that have contributed to this aspect of being Irish.
One such figure that is also found in EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum is
Roger Casement. Read a bit about him below, then answer the following questions.
Casement was a humanitarian activist,
EARLY LIFE poet and Easter Rising leader
t wa s bo rn on September 1st 1864 in
Ro ge r Ca sem en
-Irish family. This means HUMANITARIAN
Sandycove, Dublin to an Anglo
at hi s fam ily ha d bo th Br iti sh and Irish members. He Throughout his life he was know
n as a
th
the British Civil Service. great humanitarian, which mean
worked for most of his life in t that he
cared a lot about other people.
Although
he worked for the British govern
THE FACE OF THE IRISH FIGH ment, he
T started to distrust the imperial
system
In 1913, he left his job and quickly joined (foreign rule in other countries)
the Irish Volunteers – after
a military organisation helping the Irish discovering how poorly native pe
Republican Brotherhood ople in
in their fight for independence. He worked Africa were being treated.
as a recruiter for them,
trying to get others to join their cause. As
part of this, he
became the face of the Irish fight around Joined the Irish Volunteers and became
the world. the face of the Irish fight for independence
d Friday
Arrested on Goo
on the German
Ship ‘the Aud’ THE 1916 EASTER RISING
d, Co. Kerry
at Banna Stran While Roger was one of the key leaders of the Easter Rising,
he never actually took part in the rebellion itself! He was arrested
on Good Friday, trying to smuggle guns into Ireland – three whole days
before the Easter Rising took place! At the time the fighting broke
out, he was across the sea in London, being questioned for his
involvement. He was sentenced to death and died
on 3rd August 1916, aged just 51 years old.

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 ROGER CASEMENT quiz
1 When and where was Roger Casement born?

2 What year did Casement retire from the civil service?

3 Fill in the missing letters to discover what Irish organisation Casement joined upon his retirement.
I i h o I u t e s

4 When was Casement arrested?

5 Unscramble the letters to discover where Roger Casement was questioned after he was arrested.
O N L O D N

6 Imagine you are Roger Casement, and you have just been caught by the British trying to smuggle guns
to Ireland. Your trial is tomorrow morning. Prepare the defense that you will use in court below:

Dear members of the jury…

____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
______________________________________________

Answers: 1. 1st September 1864, Sandycove, Dublin 2. 1913 3. Irish Volunteers 4. Good Friday 1916 5. London

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CREATE YOUR O

DANCE challenge
EASTER ‘RISING’ CAKE DANCE...
In some parts of Ireland, a large cake dancing contest
called a pruthóg is held at Easter. The prize for the
best dancer is a cake, which they then divide between
the contestants as they see fit.

Many families also take part

in this tradition. Why not
recreate this contest in
your home with an Easter ‘Rising’
twist? You’ll need to enlist the
help of an adult for this task. What you w
ill need:
Cupcake mixture
A cupcake case for
INSTRUCTIONS A baking tray
each family memb
er
1 Using whatever cupcake recipe you have, An oven
create your cupcake mixture. A wire rack coolin
g tray
2 Each family member should have their own cupcake case. Some music
3 Taking it in turns, each family member must pour some
of the cupcake mixture into their cupcake case.
4 Get an adult to put the cupcakes into the oven for the
recommended time.
5 Watch as the cupcakes ‘rise’ - it’s a race to see which cupcake
will rise the highest! When the time is up, the biggest cupcake wins!
6 Get an adult to take the cupcakes out of the oven and leave them
on a wire cooling rack.
7 Whosoever’s cupcake has risen the highest gets to design
a cake dance that the whole family must learn. The dance should
last no longer than 30 seconds. Don’t forget to send us
8
Now, take it in turns to perform the dance around the cupcakes. your best dance moves!
Whoever makes everyone laugh the most is the winner of the Share your Easter ‘Rising’ cake
cake dance, and gets the biggest cupcake to eat! dance with us using #EPICMuseum

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