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Patrick Henry Pearse (also known as Pádraig or Pádraic Pearse; Irish: Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais; 10 November 1879 – 3 May 1916) was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916.
Apr 30, 2024 · Patrick Pearse (born November 10, 1879, Dublin, Ireland—died May 3, 1916, Dublin) was an Irish nationalist leader, poet, and educator. He was the first president of the provisional government of the Irish republic proclaimed in Dublin on April 24, 1916, and was commander in chief of the Irish forces in the anti-British Easter Rising that ...
Patrick Pearse 1879-1916. In an unpublished autobiography, Patrick Pearse described himself as the ‘strange thing that I am’.
May 22, 2024 · The Easter Rising was an Irish republican insurrection against the British government in Ireland. It began in Dublin on April 24, 1916, which was Easter Monday. The insurrection was planned by Patrick Pearse, Tom Clarke, and several other leaders of the Irish Republican Brotherhood.
Founded in 1893, the Gaelic League aimed to preserve and revive the Irish language. Patrick Pearse was one of its most enthusiastic members. Having joined at the age of sixteen in 1896, he became a member of its Executive Committee only two years later.
May 3, 2016 · Patrick Pearse’s court martial included as evidence a letter to his mother in which he confirmed that the rebels had sought the support of Germany for the Easter Rising.
Patrick Pearse, President of the Provisional Government of the Irish Republic. Patrick Henry Pearse (1879-1916) was born at 27 Great Brunswick Street (now Pearse Street), Dublin, the son of James Pearse, an Englishman with a stone-carving business, and his wife Margaret Brady.
