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Also known as Patrick Henry Pearse, Padraig Pearse

Irish revolutionary, shot by the British Army in 1916

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Patrick Pearse (1879–1916) was an Irish poet, writer, journalist, and military personnel. Born in Dublin, he held citizenship in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. His birth name was Patrick Henry Pearse, also known as Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais. He was a member of Conradh na Gaeilge and the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Pearse spoke and wrote in English and Irish.

He served as commander-in-chief during the Easter Rising. Pearse was executed by capital punishment, with a gunshot wound listed as the cause of death. He received the Gorsedd Cymru award. His mother was Margaret Pearse, and he had a sibling named Willie Pearse.

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Person · Open Library

Works
9

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
Ireland
Active from
1879
Active to
1916

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1
Total plays
1

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan
1879–1916
Nationality
IE, GB
Role / Field
Revolutionary, Politycy i polityczki, Poet, Poeci irlandzcy, Pisarze irlandzcy, Prawo
Language
gle
Gender
Male

Recorded by 26 libraries

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Quotes

  • And I say to my people's masters: Beware,Beware of the thing that is coming, beware of the risen people,who shall take what ye would not give. Did ye think to conquer the people,Or that Law is stronger than life and than men's desire to be free?We will try it out with you, ye that have harried and held,Ye that have bullied and bribed, tyrants, hypocrites, liars!
  • Believe that we too love freedom and desire it. To us it is more desirable than anything in the world. If you strike us down now, we shall rise again and renew the fight. You cannot conquer Ireland you cannot extinguish the Irish passion for freedom: if our deed has not been sufficient to win freedom then our children will win it with a better deed.

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Key facts

Born
( 1879-11-10 ) 10 November 1879, Dublin , Ireland
Died
3 May 1916 (1916-05-03) (aged 36), Kilmainham Gaol , Dublin, Ireland
Cause of death
Execution by firing squad
Resting place
Arbour Hill Prison
Other name
Pádraig Pearse
Education
CBS Westland Row
Alma mater
University College Dublin , King's Inns
Occupations
Educator principal barrister republican activist poet
Mother
Margaret Brady
Allegiance
Irish Republic
Service
Irish Volunteers
Service years
1913–1916
Rank
Commandant
Commands
Director of Organisation, Irish Volunteers Commander-in-chief, Army of the Irish Republic
Conflicts
Easter Rising
Memorials
Pearse Street Dublin Pearse railway station

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Encyclopedic overview

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. Following his execution along with fifteen others, Pearse came to be seen by many as the embodiment of the rebellion.

Early life and influences

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Patrick Pearse” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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