#OnThisDay 1917 Eamon De Valera was released from Pentonville Prison. He avoided execution after the Easter Rising because of his American birth. He was the most senior remaining leader of the Rising who then started a 50 year political career.

#OnThisDay 1917 Eamon De Valera was released from Pentonville Prison. He avoided execution after the Easter Rising because of his American birth. He was the most senior remaining leader of the Rising who then started a 50 year political career.
