https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy Made with charm en-us 2021-08-12 16:43:18 UTC 2025-10-29 20:10:07 UTC hello@padlet.com micaelaellis77 https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677144612 Ireland was split up between Nationalists and Unionists Political groups.]]> 2021-08-12 17:34:46 UTC https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677144612 micaelaellis77 https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677153364 The war started to take place and Irish Men were asked to join the Military Service with France and Russia to stop Germany from invading as Irish men were already leaving a home war behind to fight in another war. ]]> 2021-08-12 17:42:06 UTC https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677153364 micaelaellis77 https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677170767 The Irish Army mainly consisted of three main divisions namely The 36th Ulster division (mostly made up of Unionists), The 10th division(made up of Nationalists) and The 16th division.(Also made up of Nationalists) . ]]> 2021-08-12 17:57:41 UTC https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677170767 micaelaellis77 https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677173418 Not all men joined the War for political reasons but rather some men joined in seeking adventure for instance Tom Berry who joined the war in June 1915 who later became a noted IRA commander .]]> 2021-08-12 18:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677173418 micaelaellis77 https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677182244 The war was off to a rough start with the 16th and 36th divisions taking big losses in the battle of somme . On the 1st and 2nd July the 36th divisions lost 5500 men out of 15 000 men. ]]> 2021-08-12 18:07:42 UTC https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677182244 micaelaellis77 https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677214038 During this time a small minority group named Separatists Republican radicals broke away from the Irish volunteers. They began planning a rebellion against the British rule .]]> 2021-08-12 18:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677214038 micaelaellis77 https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677222714 During the Easter period in 1916 the Rebellion started. A Rebellion led by Patrick Pearse and James Connolly that consisted of 1, 800 volunteers caused havocked in Dublin that day seizing the General Post Office and various major buildings. This continued for a week before the Rebellion fell to the British forces. ]]> 2021-08-12 18:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677222714 micaelaellis77 https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677228266 The 16th division saw some serious action during the long drawn out period of the battle of somme.]]> 2021-08-12 18:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677228266 micaelaellis77 https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677233232 There was once hope that with the 16th and 36th divisions fighting alongside each other with the battle of Messines that it would help with Reconciliation back home. ]]> 2021-08-12 18:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677233232 micaelaellis77 https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677245687 As Tom Kettle predicted soldiers that returned home did not receive a warm welcome back home but was greeted with hostility and physical violence. Returning from a war abroad to a war at home. ]]> 2021-08-12 19:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1677245687 https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1773905083 Good work. I wish you had acknowledged your sources!]]> 2021-09-28 08:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/micaelaellis77/y7ykpn418r6s4mhy/wish/1773905083