Irish Nationalist Revolutionary, Author. He was active during the Easter 1916 rising, the armed revolt against British rule in Ireland. Born the son of Richard Hanrahan, a cork cutter, and Mary Williams, his father appears to have been involved in the 1867 Fenian rising. After his schooling, he had various jobs, including a proof-reader for the Gaelic League printer An Cló Cumann, and wrote articles for several nationalist newspapers, including "Sinn Féin" and the "Irish Volunteer." He was one of fourteen leaders of the uprising to be court-marshaled and executed by firing squad in Kilmainham Jail. Another 75 men were condemned but reprieved. He was the author of two novels, "A Swordsman of the Brigade" in 1914 and "When the Norman Came," which was published posthumously in 1918. In his honor, the Wexford railway station was named for him as well as the road bridge over the River Barrow at New Ross and two sporting clubs.
Irish Nationalist Revolutionary, Author. He was active during the Easter 1916 rising, the armed revolt against British rule in Ireland. Born the son of Richard Hanrahan, a cork cutter, and Mary Williams, his father appears to have been involved in the 1867 Fenian rising. After his schooling, he had various jobs, including a proof-reader for the Gaelic League printer An Cló Cumann, and wrote articles for several nationalist newspapers, including "Sinn Féin" and the "Irish Volunteer." He was one of fourteen leaders of the uprising to be court-marshaled and executed by firing squad in Kilmainham Jail. Another 75 men were condemned but reprieved. He was the author of two novels, "A Swordsman of the Brigade" in 1914 and "When the Norman Came," which was published posthumously in 1918. In his honor, the Wexford railway station was named for him as well as the road bridge over the River Barrow at New Ross and two sporting clubs.
Bio by: Linda Davis
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