Michael Mallin Executed in Kilmainham Gaol 1916

#OnThisDay 1916 Michael Mallin was executed in Kilmainham Gaol. He wrote before his death;

“I do not believe that our blood has been shed in vain.” To his brother, he wrote “I am dying in the hope that we have made Ireland a better Ireland for you to live in.”

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