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These were the leaders and rebels of 1916 who were executed on orders of a General maxwell.
They died for their country and some of those who were executed considered themselves to have "struck Lucky" for the honour. They were given semi-secret trials and no defense in the days immediately after the Rising. The first three were not allowed last rites after their death. Rest in Peace
May 3rd 1916 Thomas MacDonagh Tom Clarke Patrick Pearse May 4th 1916 Edward (Ned) Daly Michael O'Hanrahan Willie Pearse Joseph Plunkett May 5th 1916 Major John McBride May 8th 1916 Cornelius (Con) Colbert Michael Mallin Sean Heuston Eamonn Ceannt May 12th 1916 Sean McDermott James Connolly
The british refused to allow their bodies to be returned to their families. They were all buried in a mass quick-lime grave so there would be nothing left for people to honor. The british failed. Their memories are still with us.
A Cork Volunteer, Thomas Kent, was also captured and killed on 9, May in Cork. He had shot a policeman while fleeing arrest two days after the Dublin Rebellion was over.
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