<p>In January 1919 a group of recently elected Sinn Fien MPs gathered in Dublin. There they proclaimed the establishment of an Irish Republic and adopted a ‘Declaration of Independence’, which asserted Ireland’s right to be a sovereign nation. I describe here the background to the Irish people's struggle for independence from the United Kingdom, including the Easter Rising 1916.</p><br><p>Picture: Royal Irish Constabulary</p><p>Opening Music: The Charlston. End Music by Nico Vettese</p><br><p>www.historyeurope.net</p><p>www.patreon.com/c/historyeurope</p><p>https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-history-of-europe-key-battles/id788893946</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>