Raggytash - 30 Apr 16 - 05:27 AM

Again Raggy you miss the point, it is immaterial whether or not help was actually sent - it was sought, or offered - the fact that in most cases it never materialised was down to the foreign powers inability to get it past English/British naval blockade. But just entering into discussions with an enemy power in time of war is considered to be treason.

See that you have sidestepped the fact that Carroll denies that such discussions ever took place between September 1914 and April 1916.

No remarks at all about the self-appointed Military Council (SEVEN MEN - the "blood sacrifice" believers) forcing the Rising on the two nationalist organisations against the wishes of their respective executive bodies. The Rising was set up to fail by those who led it. The destruction of the centre of Dublin and ALL loss of life was THEIR responsibility as it all came about as a direct consequence of THEIR actions. They did stay true to form later in the dying stages of the Civil War, hardline "nationalist" supporters carried out wanton destruction of property, infrastructure and state assets in their "dog-in-a-manger" dying throws when they knew the game was up. Their actions hindered the economic advancement of the fledgling Irish Republic which took decades to recover.