Birth of Thomas Ashe, Irish Republican 1885

#OnThisDay 1885 Thomas Ashe was born in Kerry. Ashe was a member of the IRB, Gaelic League & was a founding member of the Irish Volunteers. Despite being outnumbered, Ashe led a very successful attack on an RIC Barracks in Ashbourne during the Easter Rising.

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