Text of the Proclamation of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) which accompanied the 1916 Rising. The Proclamation was the work of the military council established in May 1915 by the supreme council of the IRB. Signatories included Patrick Pearse, Joseph Mary Plunkett, Thomas McDonagh, Eamon Ceannt and Eoin McNeill. (Courtesy of Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN) Website)