Irish people, far from having to be duped into participating in their own history, have taken an active part in the formation of their nation

Except they did not.
There was no participation by the people in the rising.
The people opposed it and spat their contempt at the rebels.

They opposed the rebels when they started the violence.
They opposed them when they published their "proclamation," opposing that too.
They opposed the rebels when they were defeated, and when they were arrested, and when they were incarcerated.

It was only when they were shot that they received any support.
Perhaps they should have just shot themselves and saved Dublin all that death and destruction.