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James Connolly

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James Connolly Famous memorial

Birth
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland
Death
12 May 1916 (aged 47)
Kilmainham, County Dublin, Ireland
Burial
Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland Add to Map
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Irish Revolutionary. Originally against violence, but committed his Citizen's Army to the Easter 1916 uprising, where he was in command of the GPO building. One of fourteen leaders of the uprising to be court-martialed and executed by firing squad (a further 75 were condemned but reprieved).
Irish Revolutionary. Originally against violence, but committed his Citizen's Army to the Easter 1916 uprising, where he was in command of the GPO building. One of fourteen leaders of the uprising to be court-martialed and executed by firing squad (a further 75 were condemned but reprieved).


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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Jan 2, 1999
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4276/james-connolly: accessed ), memorial page for James Connolly (5 Jun 1868–12 May 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 4276, citing Arbour Hill Cemetery, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland; Maintained by Find a Grave.