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| The 1916 rebellion lacked popular support, but public sympathy grew after its leaders were executed |
Since the 12th Century constant revolts challenged the often brutal British rule of Ireland, climaxing in the 1916 Easter Uprising in Dublin.
It sparked a chain of events leading to civil war and partition of the island.
In the south 26 counties formed a separate state, while six counties in the north stayed within the UK.
Over successive decades the Catholic minority there suffered discrimination over housing and jobs, which fuelled bitter resentment.
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