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Ireland is often Britain’s ‘forgotten colony’. Children learn something of the British Empire in Asia and Africa but may know very little about the history of our neighbour Ireland. Yet around three quarters of a million people in the UK are Irish born, while roughly six million have Irish parents or grandparents. It is important to bring the Irish perspective into history lessons to help children to understand how the country came to be divided, with the northern part ruled by the British government. Teachers may lack resources from Irish viewpoints, however. The National Curriculum for History suggests topics from the British government’s perspective, positioning Ireland purely as a problem. This selection of non-fiction and fiction titles will reveal Irish perspectives on the Easter Rising of 1916, as well as ensuring that women’s experiences of the event are represented.