Austin Stacks, Irish Rebel, Footballer and Politician born in Tralee 1879

#OnThisDay 1879 Austin Stack was born in Tralee, Kerry. Stack was a member of the IRB, Irish Volunteers & captain of the All-Ireland winning Kerry team. He was sentenced to death for his role as head of Commandant of the Kerry Brigade but commuted to 15 years.

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