James Connolly’s vision never realised
Connolly’s tragedy was that his vision of a workers’ republic largely died with him in 1916, as the new independent Ireland became shaped by nationalist and conservative forces
Century: Signatories
Seán MacDiarmada, single-minded separatist
Seán MacDiarmada was a professional republican for his entire adult life, and his unswerving determination to take up arms against the British led to his being one of the first names on the Proclamation
Driven Patrick Pearse’s singular vision
A poet, playwright, journalist and teacher, Pearse had gained a degree of public prominence years before entering the GPO
Nine men followed the signatories to the execution yard
Some of the men executed were almost peripheral to the Rising
Jostling for their place in the rise to rebellion
Irish Republican Brotherhood militants were a diehard lot motivated by heroic failure and blood sacrifice
Éamonn Ceannt: from clerk to commandant
Ceannt is traditionally seen as one of the more shadowy figures of 1916. But primary sources reveal much about the man
Thomas MacDonagh: one of the most fascinating characters behind the Rising
As the last man co-opted onto the military council, it is wrongly assumed that Thomas MacDonagh knew nothing of the Rising until a few weeks beforehand
Tom Clarke: the leader left out of the story
The man who played a key role in organising the Rising was eclipsed for many years
Joseph Plunkett: ‘A life of marvellous grit’
The story of Joseph Plunkett and Grace Gifford’s marriage in Kilmainham jail, hours before his execution, still captures the imagination of many
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