Joseph Plunkett

Joseph Plunkett

Joseph Mary Plunkett (Irish: Seosamh Máire Pluincéid, 21 November 1887 – 4 May 1916) was an Irish nationalist, poet, journalist, and a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising.

Read more about Joseph Plunkett:  Background, IRB Involvement, The Easter Rising, Marriage and Execution, Aftermath

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    All pathways by His feet are worn,
    His strong heart stirs the ever-beating sea;
    His crown of thorns is twined with every thorn;
    His cross is every tree.
    —Joseph Mary Plunkett (1887–1916)