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Centenary celebrations of 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland

The centenary of the Easter Rising in Dublin, Ireland occurred in 2016.

Many events were held throughout the country to mark the occasion.

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Events

Note that Easter Sunday fell on 27 March in 2016 and on 23 April in 1916. The Rising began on Easter Monday, 24 April 1916.

20 January

On 20 January 2016, Ireland's first-ever commemorative €2 coin went into circulation to mark the centenary.

It was designed by Emmet Mullins and featured, alongside the years 1916 and 2016, a statue of Hibernia atop the General Post Office and the word Hibernia in Book of Kells-influenced lettering.^[1]

26 March

A weekend of commemorations marking the occasion began on Easter Eve (26 March), as President Michael D.

Higgins laid a wreath at the Garden of Remembrance in Dublin. This was preceded by the traditional Irish song "The Parting Glass" being performed by the Island