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The Easter Rising's Radical Roots: James Connolly
We explore the ideological foundation of the 1916 Easter Rising, focusing on James Connolly, a socialist revolutionary who believed Ireland’s freedom was inseparable from workers’ rights. While Patrick Pearse is often remembered as the poet-philosopher of the rebellion, Connolly provided the economic and internationalist vision that linked Irish independence to global labor movements. We trace his journey from Edinburgh dockyards to Dublin’s slums, examining how he founded the Irish Citizen Army not just as a militia, but as a union for the exploited. This episode delves into the…
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