Search Results for 'Padraig Pearse'

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‘The face and voice of the coming revolution’

Week IV

The gentle warrior within the man

Between 1903 and 1915 Padraig Pearse spent as much time time as he could salvage from the press of affairs in Dublin at Ros Muc. In 1907 he built a cottage overlooking lake Eileabhrach. He became a familiar figure and popular in the neighbourhood. He was known affectionately as ‘An Piarsach.’ As well as his political speeches and editorials for An Claidheamh Soluis (The Sword of Light), he absorbed the culture and language of the people, and wrote short stories and poems.

Easter Rising records now available online

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More than 60,000 images and other records outlining the story of the Easter Rising are now available online at Ancestry.ie.

A Terrible Beauty is Born – centenary exhibition in Athlone Library

From now until March 12, the Aidan Heavey Public Library in Athlone is showcasing an exhibition borrowing its title from the famous line by W.B. Yeats: A Terrible Beauty is Born. This will be the first of two library exhibitions focusing on the 1916 Rising.

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