Roger Casement lands in Ireland for Easter Rising, is arrested shortly after 1916

#OnThisDay 1916 Sir Roger Casement landed at Banna Strand, Kerry via the German submarine U-19. Suffering from a malarial illness, Casement was too weak to travel. He was arrested within a few hours. His plans to cancel or to arm the Rising had failed. #Ireland #History

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