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Joseph Plunkett: 16Lives
Author(s): Honor O Brolchain (Author)
- Publisher: O'Brien Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 26 Mar. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 448 pages
- ISBN-10: 1847172695
- ISBN-13: 9781847172693
Book Description
Joseph Mary Plunkett (1887-1916) from Dublin was one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising, the designer of the military plan and the youngest signatory of the Proclamation. A recognised poet, he was already dying of TB when, aged 28, he married Grace Gifford in Kilmainham Gaol, just hours before he was exectuted on May 4th, 1916.
This timely biography, written in an entertaining, educational and assessible style and including the latest archival evidence, is an accurate and well-researched portrayal of the man and the uprising.
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About the Author
Honor Ó Brolcháin is a grand-niece of Joseph Plunkett and has access to the family archives and memorabilia. She is also the author of All In The Blood: A Memoir of Geraldine Plunkett Dillon.
