Remembering the fallen: Irish pay tribute to leaders of 1916 Easter Rising

Irish Defence Forces personnel take part in a state ceremony to commemorate the 1916 Easter Rising, held at Arbour Hill Cemetery in Dublin.

The insurrection was launched to end British rule in Ireland and establish an independent republic while the UK was heavily embroiled in the First World War. It was the most significant uprising in Ireland since 1798 and the first armed action of the Irish revolutionary period.

The graveyard is the burial place of many key figures of the rebellion. The graves of Padraig Pearse and James Connolly, among others, are located under a low mound on a terrace of Wicklow granite. The surrounding wall bears the names of the fallen leaders, inscribed in Irish and English.