Leaders of 1916
Continuing with our series of historical articles in the run-up to Easter, today we bring you profiles of the seven signatories of the 1916 Proclamation, a document still valued and respected by republicans throughout Ireland. These men were also leaders of the 1916 Rising, during which, the proclamation was read out to the people of Dublin from outside the GPO on O'Connell Street. The seven men were later executed in Kilmainham jail. View more
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