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Michael CollinsMichael Collins was an Irish Revolutionary who fought in the Easter Rising and the Irish War for Independence. He was assassinated by the Irregular IRA during the Civil War.
“Give us the future..we’ve had enough of your past..give us back our country to live in—to grow in..to love” -Michael Collins |
Eamon de Valera (1882-1975)Eamon de Valera was a leader of the 1916 Easter rising, and later was a Sinn Fein party candidate in the 1918 election. His political career spanned from 1917-1973. He introduced the Irish Constitution and was a leader in the Irish War of Independence.
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Daniel O'ConnellIrish political leader during the first half of the 19th. He campaigned for the Catholic Emancipation. He also supported the repeal of Act of Union which combined Great Britain and Ireland
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King Henry VIII Arthur Griffith
King of England from 1509-1547. Conquered Ireland in 1536. He was the first British king of Ireland and also continued the nominal claim by English Kings to France. Succeeded by Edward VI.
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An Irish politician and writer. Founder and eventually leader of the Sinn Fein Party. Served as the first president of Dail Eireann. After the War of Independence he helped with Treaty Negotiations to create the Irish Free State. He died of heart failure in 1922, less than a year after the war ended.
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An Irishman walks out of a bar...... really it can't happen.