
In addition to the seven signatories of the Proclamation of an Irish Republic, 9 other leaders of the Easter Rising were executed in the wake of the rebellion. The portraits of all 16 are part of the — newly refreshed — mural of Walter Paget’s painting The Birth Of The Irish Republic. The mural now includes a bright red phoenix. (For the original mural, and Paget’s painting, see the painting’s Visual History page.) In order of appearance, the 16 (with links to their WP pages) are …
(Left-hand side)
- John MacBride
- Roger Casement
- Thomas MacDonagh
- Éamonn Ceannt
- Thomas Kent
- Con Colbert
- Michael Mallin
- Edward Daly
- Michael O’Hanrahan
- Willie Pearse
- Seán Heuston
(Right-hand side) - James Connolly
- Joseph Plunkett
- Patrick Pearse
- Tom Clarke
- Seán Mac Diarmada
Click image to enlarge
Copyright © 2016 Seosamh Mac Coılle
X03747 andersonstown road provisional government