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Joseph Mary Plunkett ( Irish: Seosamh Máire Pluincéid; 21 November 1887 – 4 May 1916) was an Irish republican, poet and journalist. As a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising, he was one of the seven signatories to the Proclamation of the Irish Republic. Plunkett married Grace Gifford in 1916, seven hours before his execution.
Joseph Plunkett was a wealthy Catholic, a Gaelic League member, and a founder of the Irish Esperanto League. He was one of the seven signatories of the Proclamation of Independence and was executed by the British after marrying his fiancée in prison.
May 4, 2024 · Learn about the life and legacy of Joseph Mary Plunkett, one of the youngest and most romantic signatories of the 1916 Proclamation. He was a poet, editor, world traveler, and a mentor to Michael Collins, who married his fiancée Grace Gifford on the eve of his execution.
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A joint force of about 400 Volunteers and the Citizen Army gathered at Liberty Hall under the command of Commandant James Connolly. This was the headquarters battalion, and it also included Commander-in-Chief Patrick Pearse, as well as Tom Clarke, Seán Mac Diarmada and Joseph Plunkett.
- 24-29 April 1916
May 18, 2022 · Plunkett, a signatory of the Proclamation, was executed on May 4th, 1916, seven hours after he married Gifford who came from a well-to-do Protestant family in south Dublin.
- Ronan Mcgreevy
Learn about the life and role of Joseph Plunkett, one of the seven signatories of the 1916 Proclamation, in this online historical newspaper. Find out how he became a nationalist, a journalist, an IRB leader and a rebel in Dublin.
May 4, 2019 · Joseph Mary Plunkett was a signatory of the Irish Proclamation and a key figure in the 1916 Easter Rising. He married his fiancée Grace Gifford hours before his execution and their love story became a legend of Irish history.
