Irish Citizen Army

Japanese: アイルランド市民軍 - あいるらんどしみんぐん
Irish Citizen Army

…During World War I, the British tried to purchase weapons from Germany, Britain's enemy, but failed to deliver them, which caused confusion within the leadership, and the rebellion was mostly limited to Dublin. Approximately 1,600 members of the Irish Volunteer Army led by PH Pearce and approximately 200 members of the Irish Citizen Army led by J. Connolly participated, occupying 15 locations in the city, including Dublin General Post Office, and on the 24th, a declaration of the establishment of a Provisional Government of the Irish Republic was announced at the General Post Office, and seven members of the Military Committee (TJ Clarke, S. MacDiarmada, T. MacDonagh, Pearce, E. Cant, Connolly, and JM Plunkett) signed it. However, after nearly a week of fighting with 20,000 British troops, the rebellion surrendered unconditionally on the 29th. …

From [Connolly]

…After returning to Ireland, he became an organizer of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union in Belfast, and in 1912, together with James Larkin, founded the Labour Party. He led the Dublin Conflict in 1913, and organized the Irish Citizen Army to protect workers from the attacks of capital. On Easter Monday 1916, he led the Irish Citizen Army in an uprising together with P.H. Pearce's Irish Volunteers, and commanded the rebel forces from his headquarters in Dublin's General Post Office. …

*Some of the terms used to refer to the Irish Citizen Army are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…第1次大戦中で,イギリスの敵国ドイツから武器を購入するが搬入に失敗し,指導部内にも混乱が生じて,蜂起はほとんどダブリン市内だけで行われた。P.H.ピアスの指導するアイルランド義勇軍約1600名,J.コノリーの指導するアイルランド市民軍約200名が参加し,ダブリン中央郵便局など市内15ヵ所を占拠し,24日にはアイルランド共和国臨時政府樹立宣言が中央郵便局で発表され,軍事委員会のメンバー7名(T.J.クラーク,S.マックディアマダ,T.マックドナー,ピアス,E.カント,コノリー,J.M.プランケット)がこれに署名した。しかし,2万のイギリス軍との1週間近い戦闘ののち,蜂起軍は29日に無条件降伏する。…

【コノリー】より

…帰国後ベルファストでアイルランド運輸・一般労働組合の組織者となり,12年にはジェームズ・ラーキンとともに労働党を結成した。13年のダブリン大争議を指導し,資本側の攻撃から労働者を守るためにアイルランド市民軍を組織した。16年イースター月曜日には,この市民軍を率いてP.H.ピアスのアイルランド義勇軍とともに蜂起し,ダブリンの中央郵便局に本部をおいて蜂起軍を指揮した。…

※「アイルランド市民軍」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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