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Cathal Brugha

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Cathal Brugha

Original Name
Charles William St. John Burgess
Birth
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Death
6 Jul 1922 (aged 47)
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
Burial
Glasnevin, County Dublin, Ireland Add to Map
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Irish nationalist and revolutionary, second in command during the Easter Rising of 1916, where he was first wounded. Chief of Staff for the Irish Republican Army, 1917-1919. Minister of Defense unitl 1922, but voted against the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Fatally wounded fighting in the 1922 Civil War.
Irish nationalist and revolutionary, second in command during the Easter Rising of 1916, where he was first wounded. Chief of Staff for the Irish Republican Army, 1917-1919. Minister of Defense unitl 1922, but voted against the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Fatally wounded fighting in the 1922 Civil War.

Bio by: David Conway

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: David Conway
  • Added: Sep 7, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5747274/cathal-brugha: accessed ), memorial page for Cathal Brugha (18 Jul 1874–6 Jul 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 5747274, citing Glasnevin Cemetery, Glasnevin, County Dublin, Ireland; Maintained by Find a Grave.