Ann an 1916, dh'atharraich Ar-a-mach na Càisge eachdraidh na h-Èireann. Chuir seachdnar fireannach na h-ainmean aca ri pàipear oifigeil Poblachd na h-Èireann a' ciallachadh gu robh gach fear gan cuir fhèin ann an cunnart bàis.
'S e duine tuigseach, dripeil a' bh' ann am Pàdraig Pearse. Fhuair e foghlam aig an Oilthigh Rìoghail a' leughadh lagh. Ann an 1915 fhuair e ballrachd mar phàirt de Chomhairle Armailteach an IRB. 'S e iadsan a bha ag ullachadh planaichean an Ar-a-mach. Seachdain na Càisge, bha Pearse stèidhichte aig a' phrìomh ghearasdan, an GPO. Bha e a' toirt brosnachadh do na fireannaich agus air Diluain na Càisge, bhruidhinn e gu poblach, is e ag aithris Pàipear Oifigeil Poblachd na h-Èireann.
Chaidh Pearse a chur an greim air an dàrna là den Chèitean. Chaidh binn bàis a chur air agus chaidh a thìodhlaigeadh ri taobh Tòmas Clarke aig Gearasdan Cnoc Arbour. Tha am prògram seo a' leantainn sgeulachd Pearse ann an Ar-a-mach na Càisge, 1916.
The 1916 Easter Rising changed the course of Irish history. Seven men put their names to the Proclamation of the Irish Republic, and in signing it, each man knew they were in all likelihood signing their death warrants.
Patrick Pearse was an intelligent and industrious man. He won a scholarship to the Royal University, where he studied law. In 1915 he was made a member of the IRB Military Council, which was planning the rising.
During Easter week, Pearse served at the rebellion headquarters, the General Post Office in Dublin. He offered encouragement, addressing the men to sustain morale and also the public, most famously by reading the Proclamation on Easter Monday. Pearse was court-martialled on 2 May. He was sentenced to death and buried at Arbour Hill Barracks alongside Thomas Clarke. This programme follows Pearse in the 1916 Easter Rising.
