Joseph Plunkett

Joseph Mary Plunkett (Irish: Seosamh Pluincéid; 21 November 1887 – 4 May 1916) was an Irish republican, poet and journalist. As a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising, he was one of the seven signatories to the Proclamation of the Irish Republic. Plunkett married Grace Gifford in 1916, seven hours before his execution.

Quotes

  • I see His blood upon the rose,
       And in the stars the glory of His eyes;
    His body gleams amid eternal snows;
       His tears fall from the skies.
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