''Blood Upon the Rose: Easter 1916: The Rebellion that Set Ireland Free'' is a 2009

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written and illustrated by

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author

Gerry Hunt Gerry Hunt (born 1936) was an Irish cartoonist. He worked as an architect for 25 years, including 18 years at IDA Ireland. In 1986 he turned to cartooning, first drawing political cartoons, then creating a Spanish-language comic which he gave aw ...

and published by

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. The novel was the first to depict the events of the 1916

Easter Rising The Easter Rising ( ga, Éirí Amach na Cásca), also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection in Ireland during Easter Week in April 1916. The Rising was launched by Irish republicans against British rule in Ireland with the a ...

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in comic form,Pat Nugent
"Comics - Blood Upon the Rose: Easter 1916"
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'', 4 October 2009 and has been praised for avoiding artistic licence when re-telling the story and for the extensive research that was done to maintain factual authenticity,David O'Leary
review
at Comic Related, undated though some claimed it carried a 'strong pro-

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bias'.Edward Madigan
"Review of Gerry Hunt’s ‘Blood Upon the Rose’, part one"
Pue's Occurrences, 2 November 2009 It covers the Rising from its planning stages through to the executions of its leaders, although it has been criticised for being too short, with significant events that occurred during the 1916 Easter week not having 'space to breathe'. The title comes from a poem by

Joseph Plunkett Joseph Mary Plunkett ( Irish: ''Seosamh Máire Pluincéid''; 21 November 1887 – 4 May 1916) was an Irish nationalist, republican, poet, journalist, revolutionary and a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising. Joseph Mary Plunkett married Grace Gif ...

, who was married a few hours before his execution for his involvement as one of the leaders of the Rising.

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I See His Blood Upon The Rose - Joseph Plunkett (Poem)
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