#OnThisDay 1916 Richard O’Carroll died from wounds having been shot by Capt Bowen-Colthurst nine days earlier during the Rising. O’Carroll was prominent trade unionist, a founding member of the Labour Party & organised O’Donovan Rossa’s funeral.
#OnThisDay 1916 John MacBride was executed in Kilmainham Gaol. The Rising took him by surprise but he joined & fought in Jacob’s Factory. His role leading the pro-Boer Irish Transvaal Brigade during the Boer War sealed his fate. He asked not to be blindfolded.
#OnThisDay 1916 Joseph Plunkett was executed in Kilmainham Gaol. Just hours before his death, Plunkett was married to republican artist Grace Gifford. They were allowed 10 minutes in a cell together with a soldier counting down. They mostly sat in silence.
#OnThisDay 1916 Edward ‘Ned’ Daly from Limerick,was executed in Kilmainham Gaol. He told his sister, Kathleen Clarke, before his death that he was “glad and proud to die for his country & that he knew the week’s work would bring new life to Ireland.” He was 25.
#OnThisDay 1916 William Pearse was executed in Kilmainham Gaol. Although he was the only one to plead guilty in his trial, Willie did not hold a senior position like the others. The real reason for his death, was for being was being Patrick Pearse’s brother.
The Irish at War 