All seven signatories of the proclamation were executed by the British military (James Connolly who had been wounded in the fighting was executed sitting down in a chair) in the aftermath of the Rising, being viewed as having committed treason in wartime (i.e. the First World War).
Os sete sinatarios da proclamación foron executados polo exército británico tras a derrota do Alzamento (un deles, James Connolly, que resultara ferido durante os combates, houbo de ser sentado nunha cadeira), xa que foran declarados culpables de cometer traizón en tempo de guerra (neste caso, a Primeira Guerra Mundial).