Activate Javascript or update your browser for the full Digital Library experience.
Previous Page
–
Next Page
OCR
The Saelic Amenican.
September 2, 1916,
THE LEADERS OF THE RECENT IRISH REVOLUTION
Men of the Most Scholarly Attainments, of the Highest Order of
Intellect, and of Exemplary Private Character—Poets, Ora-
tors, Historians, Sculptors
and Novelists—A Galaxy of Men
ho in Genius and Acquirements Have Never Been Equalled
in Any Country
The following biographical ketehes
‘eek Re
g
a
g
2
Catholic Bulletin of Dublin,
most of the incidents connected with
ea
the rebellion have ublished we nec
feel sure the readers Gari
AMERICAN Will be eet. or any in
formation about the gave
thetr lives that the Trish “Ration might
survive and not perish, and who by
their sacrifice have raised the Cause of
reland to @ higher plane than it
held In a century
Paruick H. Pearse, BA, » Com-
mandant General ot rte Mist Repaut
3 born fn Dublin in 1880,
ond cducgted nat the Christian Brothe:3’
Schools, Westland Row, and the Royal
University. At the age of seventeen he
me ae of tne
New Ireland Literary Soci
me an active
member of the Central Branch of the
fterwards was
sue’s Governing Body.
ntinent. Blesse
rare gifts of oratory, he represented the
Gaelic League at Welsh and Scottish
festivals Jectured fn all parte
ind ©
¥ a His published oe
Bumerous and varied, and ed,
yr the most part, with the Catholic
idealism of Gaelic Ireland and that
trust in God and His Virgin Mother
which is characteristic of the Irish-
speaking. peasantry. His exquisite let-
ter from his prison cell to hi
ther has already ~ found ay
‘ound the wot
Gores ne ae moments, at her request,
3 if adéressed by mother to son, may
aboroprietely close this brief notice:
“Deer Mary, thou didst seo thy first:
Son
Go forth to ale arola the scorn of men
Into thy arms,
stor son
MICHAEL MALLIN.
Dear Mary, I have shared thy sorrow,
And soon will share thy Joy,
Wouas J. Pearse, Uke his elder
was educated at the
Christian Brothers’ Schools, Wertiand
of @ sculpto
promise in this art, pat vellgquisbed’ it
his brother at St. Enda’s
several plays at “the Abbey” and at the
Irish Theatre, Hardwicke Street. He {a
belleved to bave played a minor part in
the Insurrection an have surren-
dered after the ovgeuation of the Gen-
eral Post Office. To the very end he
reserved the uemoet calm; and “having
is confession and Teeetved Holy
Communion with.the most reverent dis
position, he immediately went forth to
die.” It is told of the t
brothers that, as toys, they solemnly
pledged themselves to dle together, if
eerery. for their motherlan
‘Tue O'Ramutr, representative of @
Kerry Sas is credited
the outset to the tuterests of the organ-
ization. .For years brevis he hat
been an ardent. worker in the m™ ish lane
guage movement, and was fon
ber e of the Governing Body of the Gaelte
e. He devoted special attentfon
i. athe iinsidation of Iris!
eens Survey, and he
was a man of exemplary private life,
and was prominent amongst the hosts
of prominent Gaels who constituted the
new Irish-Speaking Sodality at Gardt-
ner Street, le spent sever:
years in the United States, and travel
ted extensively on the Continen
cussing the situation with a Western
priest after the wafortanate peut in the
I
Volunteers, hi suppose,
Father, I'll be ai counted a fool from
the worldly point of view. I am giving
vement all my time, all my
thoughts day and night, my as
. I do not suppose I'll ever
have a fortune to leave my child
but one thing I will try to leave them
—the memory of a father of of whom they
need not feel ash That will be
their heritage, etter with that they
can face th On ve of the
he motored to Limerick to
the mancuvres there; but
Is comrades his re-
turn to Dublin he Immediately Joined
them.
Eamonn Crasst, Commandant at the
CORNELIUS COLBERT.
South Dublin Union, was born in Gal-| fries
way in 1882, and educated in Dubie,
Brai eventu-
a lected. to the “Governing Boay of
he organization. f the
founders of the Sublin Pipers" meld and
for years exerted himself with striking
10 restore to favor an:
ity the Irish war-pipes, which he had
the distinction of playing before Pope
Pius X. His wife, who also had‘ been
closely ‘associated with the Irish Ire-
land movement, was * relative of the
Rey. Dr. Ki
Ephesus, a great Irish speaker, Rector
of the Irish College in Rome, and close
friend of Pope Leo XiII. On the
sion on their marriage Mr. and Sars,
Kent recelved a special Papal bless-
01
Ing. Ean a man of fine Miter-
ry taste, and wrote in a very terse
forceful ar
place where they laid down their arms,”
sold an eyewitness. “His bearing was
noble, magnificent. I felt proud of him
cart, and the soldters looked on
in wonder day. hope to tell
much that is inspiring of his
ments and his glerious death, with my
own eructtx
Ma. m dons sacbaine was born in
Westport In 1863. Having spent. some
yeare of hile early manhood ta Dublin,
he emigrated to South
coming a
uch | Transvaal, foushe in the South Ateicen
War on the side of the Boers as a regu-
larly commissioned officer with the rank
of Major in the Irish Brigade.
quently he lectured in the
ta
Miss Maude Goan. (mer some years
and entered the
service of the Dub 0 Corporation. In
Dubiln his Deowtentatious and eae
host
” 2 eauent salir
hous
at Trish gatherings, he was not
, Archbishop of| s
ineat in the Volunteer movement; but
uring the fighting wes aesoctated, “with
Jacods’, - After
cantence by courtmartial his Iast act
was to send his rosary beads to his
most solaterly.
sae dhe
0 have his hands bound,
Promising to remain quite a
ry, str,” the soldier
‘hen he asked
be iindfelded, out a similar
taswer ame. Turning slightly aside,
he sald to the attendant priest, quite
naturally: “You know, Father, I've
“Sori
answered, “put | Ei
tacies for his mother and wite: "Father,
m dying for the
glory of God aud the honor or rein: ”
His younger brothers, George John,
were sentenced to penal servitude: bis
gentle but dauntless mother suffered all
ce thelr mutual release,
her distinguished husband, perhaps the
best honored Catholic layman in
rope. -
James’ Coxxotty, Commandant Gen-
eral of the Dublin Division, wes a Mon-
1. THOMAS O'REILLY. 2. PHILIP
often looked down their guns before.”
This took
he gneve ote corer fencing
yard whi
oad perfectly ‘erect until ine fatal vol
ley waa fired.
MacDoxaon, M.A, ana-
tive of Cloughjordan. Early in life he
intended devoting himself to the
reh, but fa ot persevere in this
purpose, the educational
sphere, hhe taught at Fermoy, Kilkenny,
Enda’s School, and subsequently as
He ‘was an authority on
poet and a
His published
works include a volume on the origins
of Irish Ilterature in Irish and English.
some yeal e was a
nected with the’ Irish ery Theatre,
He was in command at Jacob’s Factory,
aud agreed to the geueral aurrender
only after much persuasion. In a
touching letter written, before his exe-
hi
cutton, to his who was unable to
see he expressed his confidenc
that his country would take his chil-
ni devoted myself
the crucifix
* * Thomas
@ are redeemed, May
PuuxKertt, son of Count
Plunkett, ind one
signatories . to
the
Proc-
Rep! bite, gave
promise of ae highest Hterary genius,
ent he edited the
While yet Trish
tion on May
Grace Einerd, an excellent artist,
WALSH. 3. PETER PAUL MANNING,
4. JOHN O'REILLY (olttzen Army).
» THOMAS ALLEN.
place within the jail before Se
hein Partiament. For
Lecturer in English at University Cot-|t
most | be wi
ines of ” i o nte this jatest
of the Plunkett clan walted with
tied behind his back to be called to ‘the
Place of execution
Bebastian, who attended him and .to
m- whom he bad given his ring aud spec-
5. SEAN BERNARD HOWARD.
aghan man who spent his early lite in
‘otland, particu! lasgow
hence he dnsuceessfully sought a seat
2%
1897 he was prom!
Army, he cated for some, time the risk
Worker and ‘3’ Republic,
some years ago » published an able work,
entitled, Labor in Irish History.” A
gifts of oratory, he un-
ameloration of the lot of his fellow
Atte
glorions, if tragic,
incident will suai “ an index to his
ter, Asked by> the s
nah answered in a a Tocole spirtt
ot charity and forgive “Yer,
I'l pray for all brave men who do their
ed Capuchin Father on
was actuated b:
Catholic spirit of forgiveness even
the very last
Micnare. Matix of the Citizen Army,
Commandant
man, a credit to
1m close on forty years 280. An setiy ve
member of the Working: er:
ance Sommi tee, Ch bute Street oe
1s mirrored in the course of
his lat Teter to hie we, written Imm. ore
diately before bis recation: “Tam sat-
isfled I have to my be-
loved Trelena". he raid. “But, oh, if
and the little ones were com-
ould ty reac
can, L wi
you, for my sake as well ag for youre
‘Mr. Partridge, too, was mo:
than a brother to me. as
‘lose in his a
e
in 1891, six mouths after the death of
t}restded with his sister, Mrs.
eh Heaven fol .
our blood has been shed in vain. * * *
But Ireland must not forget she is
th.
d and His blessed mother again Fa
Saviour of
“Good-bye my wife, my darling.. Re-
member me. God again bless and pro-
tect you and our children. I must now
hese las st few hours must be
God
The story of be ‘death is as pein
ing as a romance, and
epic, He is said to have prayed. “into
0 shot him,
last. aspiration was: “Lord
asus rocelve my spirit.”
Tuomas J. Cusne was a native of
Irish Volunteers of
Returning in 1881, he was
arrested, accused of complicity in dyna-
mite outrages in Engl
said of the evening whe
came untenable: “Abo o’clo
Tom Clarke came up t sal
low into the cellars. -’Tis the only
place of safety we for yo
Don't blame us. We making our
are
last stand. We will see, however, nat
you are all right before we go
leave the building, you leave along Sa D
us!” He was attended before his exe
cution by Father Tom O’Ryan of Inch-
ic :
3
2
> Daty. was born in Limerick,
ae father, Edward Daly, brother of
Daly, whose death
sohoune ced. He was the only son of his
vi
ft
«
the | I
r. Educated «at
®\ Christian Schools, Limerick, he came
widowed mothe:
‘0 Dublin about three years ago, and
To
Clarke. During the Insurrec tion he
was in command in the northwest area|
of Dublin, and by bis
unetinted admiration of friend
seeing Cor anda
him and: had’ been very kind. As. I
r
s gentle, noble, brave, young Irish-
ee srAN MacDerort, mer orate pen
haps, of all that earne:
native of Kiltyclogher, Leitrim
my fate ke a man...I do not belleve
not
for tbe fs et that Ireland has p
Carlow,
has just been | vival
eS.
Fintan Lalor.
in the’ Cathotic . Bulleti
Donagh
history and has caught the atmosphere
love interest—a manly,
red
noblest ‘characters that it hae ever been
my privilege to meet. His
to me before he went out into the dark
His
penal servit rt
3
28
38
ag
$
5
2
and the Fianna.
his comrades,
trod God's earth, and should not I feel| ay pon
uy Diomatr bese, "
t alone for myself 1 fect happy, but
duced
uch oe 88 "Arrange witl
‘ather ‘Poy and Father’ HMackougnltn to
A y ppre:
ment by Dr,
Browne, Soatlades with these lines:
iter Heaven with me how blessed and
happy I would be; they would be away| yet ¢rom the dead appears: one
from the cares and trials of the worl sein brow ep with
Cna, my little one, be a joseph!’ ana lovely Mestre who” thous
my little man, be a priest it you, cal . weak of
-| James and John, to you the cafe of Possessed a are ‘Of fire: T see his tace
your mother. Make yourselves good whisper softly Sean MacDer.
strong men for her sake, and remember es
Ireland, As when I held him in a ta st embrace
voice comes to me n
And chien me for thus vieding to
des}
Though ‘he had told | me pith his
latest breath ~
His sou! would never waver unto
But pass to wait for me in God's clear
air!
Micuary O'HANXRACHAIN Was born in
ew Ross, but spent his early years in
JOSEPH PLUNKETT.
As delegate from the local
Stoadity anne “yell to the rng
98. His style and outlook recalled
Reviewing his published
rolume, “A Swordsman ot the Brisa
Tomas Ma
thor knows his
f the life of the time, The book. is
‘all of military adventure with slight
healthy story of
as, “one of the trues!
Jast message
cornice (mat led to the yard where he
father, I’d lke you
saw muy + other and sisters and con-
soled'them.’ I promised him ould,
and whispering something in his ear, I
graspe:
hind his back.
mine most warml
ed the it were tied be-
rother Henry was “sentenced to
de.
CorxeLit's CoLsert, born at Monaleng
and brought up at Athea, was mons
pe youngest of the men senten:
courtmartial Tatventially
nn
and foe, con nected, he has been active in Na-
| tonalist: “rcles. since he left the Chris-
tian Schools, North Richmond Street,
from the prison cell where he had been | Dublin, a decade ago, particularly
to Confession and received Holy Com-} in organizing, the National Boy Scouts
vas brave as
Like the majority of
he wielded. at. a
calm and collected as it I were talking| graceful pen.~ ,Tde following ae
to you all, or taking a walk to see some | verses write! tov a fair friend “est
of the old friends and nefghbors at| Christ
ome, have priests with me almost
“ : “5 J, MEUSTON. constantly for the. past twenty toce | “May shar swords fall on rotons foe,
PEADAi: MACKEN. hours. One dear old friend of mine the | 222% ait or hills be rin
Rev. D: . lay I be there to deal a
original of Mr. Orpen’s picture, “Young| of God, and also Joseph. * Dol with me ws o aynooth, stayed | or Erin, Faith and, vorankled
Treland.” and sister, of Nee. ‘Thomas| this if you can, ond pray to our Divine night. I feel a happiness, the like ot
MacDonag . Her tragic lot recalls|Lord that it may be so. See|which I never experienced in my life be.|“A&d may the song of batts soon
jarah Curran ond, ie a, lesser degree,| Alderman Tom Kelly. a, | “Be heard f1 ales
Sarah good,|fore, and a feeling I cannot describe |. Be rom every hill and v8
“ove of The and other hero-| God-fearing man, and will be able to help * The cause for which I die has| May I be with the marching
Who fight to free our Gralane Miao
it of the marching . mem he said:
Grpeann ser, ap on 06 20
(Continued on "page my
tn