Independent Commemoration for Executed Leaders of 1916 Easter Revolution

dublin | rights, freedoms and repression | event notice Thursday March 27, 2014 23:06 by Nico

On Saturday May 3rd @ 13:00hrs in Arbour Hill, Dublin. We'll be hosting an independent commemoration in honour of the 16 executed leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising.

Speakers on the day are: Dee Fennell, Malachy Steenson, Margaret McKearney & Tom Stokes.

May 3rd marks the date executions began with, Thomas J. Clarke, Thomas MacDonagh and Pádraig Pearse being the first.

Those that followed their faith were:

Joseph Mary Plunkett, Edward Daly, Michael O’Hanrahan & William Pearse, May 4th.

John MacBride, May 5th.

Éamonn Ceannt, Seán Heuston, Con Colbert & Michael Mallin, May 8th.

Thomas Kent, May 9th.

James Connolly & Sean MacDiarmada, May 12th.

Roger Casement, August 3rd.

May they eternally rest in peace.

This is an independently run commemoration and ALL are welcome. No party banners allowed only relevant flags and banners.

Anyone attending and wishing to lay a wreath are welcome to do so. Anyone doing so is asked to contact one of the page admins prior to event.