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The leaders seized the General Post Office ( GPO ), raising two flags: a green flag bearing the legend " Irish Republic " and the Tricolour, and proclaiming independence for Ireland.

The Rising later became a celebrated episode for Irish nationalists.

The rebel Volunteers were a minority faction among Irish nationalists and up to 200, 000 Irishmen were serving on the British side in the First World War.

There were calls for the execution of the " ringleaders " in the major Irish nationalist daily newspaper, the Irish Independent, and local authorities also sought the ringleaders.

After the Rising, some Dubliners spat, threw stones at them, and emptied chamber pots down on the rebels as they were marched towards the transport ships that would take them to the Welsh internment camps, while others looked on with sympathy.