Easter Rising of 1916

Hellraisers Journal: Countess Markievicz, Joan of Arc of the Irish Rebels, Sentenced to Life in Prison

But while Ireland is not free I remain a rebel,
unconverted and unconvertible.
-Countess Markievicz
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Saturday May 20, 1916
Dublin, Ireland - Countess Markievicz Seeks to Convert

From the The Wichita Beacon of May 18, 1916:

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The Countess Markievicz, Joan of Arc of the Irish revolution, who kissed the revolver with which she killed a redcoat, and who [having escaped a death sentence] is now a life prisoner in Mountjoy, has indicated a desire to be baptized into the Catholic Church. The archbishop of her own church, the English establishment, offended her by appealing to the government for greater severity towards the rebels.

Hellraisers Journal: Blood-Lust of the British Continues Apace, Seven Irish Rebels Executed in Five Days


Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.
-Mother Jones
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Saturday May 13, 1916
Dublin, Ireland - Socialist and Labor Leader, James Connolly, Executed

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James Connolly and John McDermott, Executed Friday May 12th
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Hellraisers Journal: Chicago Federation of Labor Pleads for Life of Irish Rebel James Connolly

Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.
-Mother Jones
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Thursday May 11, 1916
Chicago, Illinois - America Union Workers Plead for Life of Irish Rebel

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In a meeting of the Chicago Federation of Labor this past Sunday, a resolution was passed that a message should be sent to London making a plea for the life of the Irish Rebel, James Connolly. Connolly is well known and much respected by the trade unionists and Socialists of Chicago, having once been a resident of the city where he was active in both movements on behalf of the working class.

Hellraisers Journals: The New York Times Reports on Wedding of Grace Gifford & Joseph Plunkett

Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.
-Mother Jones
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Monday May 8, 1916
Report from Dublin on the Wedding of a Martyred Irish Rebel

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WE NEVER FORGET: Irish Rebels Executed at Kilmainham Gaol May 4-5, 1916

In a few hours I shall be with my God, where I will
plead the cause of my beloved Ireland.
-Michael O'Hanrahan
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WE NEVER FORGET
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Executed at Kilmainham on May 4, 1916
Joseph Mary Plunkett
1887-1916
Edward Daly
1891-1916
Michael O'Hanrahan
1877-1916
William Pearse
1881-1916

Executed at Kilmainham on May 5, 1916
John MacBride
1865-1916

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WE NEVER FORGET: Irish Rebels Executed at Kilmainham Gaol Before Dawn, May 3, 1916


You cannot conquer Ireland;
you cannot extinguish the Irish passion for freedom.
― Pádraig Pearse
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WE NEVER FORGET

Thomas MacDonagh
1878-1916
Pádraig Pearse
1879-1916
Thomas James Clarke
1857-1916
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Hellraisers Journal: Irish of New York City Hold Mass Meeting to Voice Support for Rebels of Dublin

You ought to be out raising hell. This is the fighting age.
Put on your fighting clothes.
-Mother Jones
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Wednesday May 3, 1916
New York, New York - Packed Meeting of Irish Society Supports Dublin Revolt

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WE NEVER FORGET: Last Statement of James Connolly, Irish Rebel

Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.
-Mother Jones
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WE NEVER FORGET
James Connolly
June 5, 1868-May 12, 1916
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Last Statement, smuggled out to the world through his daughter, Nora,
on the eve of his execution:

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