Patrick Pearse
Title | Patrick Pearse PDF eBook |
Author | Ruán O'Donnell |
Publisher | The O'Brien Press Ltd |
Pages | 319 |
Release | 2016-02-29 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1847178537 |
On 24 April 1916, as President of the Provisional Government, Patrick Pearse appeared under the GPO Grand Portico on Dublin's O'Connell Street and read aloud the Proclamation of the Irish Republic. Nine days later, he was the first of the rebel leaders to be executed. Pearse was born in Dublin on 11 November 1879, to an English father and an Irish mother. Considered the face of the 1916 Easter Rising, for many he was also its heart. In this definitive biography, using a wealth of primary sources, Dr Ruán O'Donnell establishes as never before the significance of Pearse's activism all across Ireland, as well as his dual roles as Director of Military Operations for the Irish Volunteers and member of the clandestine Military Council of the IRB. On 3 May 1916, Pearse was executed in the Stonebreakers Yard at Kilmainham Gaol, at the age of thirty-six.
Patrick Pearse
Title | Patrick Pearse PDF eBook |
Author | J. Augusteijn |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 437 |
Release | 2010-09-29 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0230290698 |
Patrick Pearse was not only leader of the 1916 Easter Rising but also one of the main ideologues of the IRA. Based on new material on his childhood and underground activities, this book places him in a European context and provides an intimate account of the development of his ideas on cultural regeneration, education, patriotism and militarism.
Drámaí an Phiarsaigh
Title | Drámaí an Phiarsaigh PDF eBook |
Author | Padraic Pearse |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | English drama |
ISBN | 9780716531555 |
This first complete edition of Patrick Pearse's extant plays (in English and Irish) also includes his most significant writings about the nature of the theatre in early 20th-century Ireland. His plays were highlights of the Cultural Revival and drew a who's who of literary and political figures to productions in St. Enda's, the Abbey Theatre, and Jones Road (Croke Park) in the years preceding the 1916 Easter Rising. Each work is annotated and illustrated with contemporary photographs, and each is placed in its historical, social, and political contexts. The book makes Pearse's plays readily available to those wishing to stage productions, and it also provides a complete reference source for those who seek a better understanding one of the iconic figures of the Easter Rising. The annotated plays and commentary provide fascinating insights into the cultural, imaginative, and intellectual life and times of a man who helped shape one of the defining moments in Irish history. Pearse's essays on the subject of the theatre and its role in the cultural work of Irish nationalism are also included. *** "[the book] draws attention to an often neglected aspect of the career of a man whose contemporary significance and subsequent legacy remains disputed almost one hundred years after his death....the editors are to be particularly commended for their bilingual, multidisciplinary approach to Pearse's work as a dramatist....the collection is consequently a major contribution to 'the momentum building towards the centenary year of 2016.' - Irish Literary Supplement, Vol.34, No.1, Fall 2014Ã?Â?Ã?Â?
Patrick Pearse and the Politics of Redemption
Title | Patrick Pearse and the Politics of Redemption PDF eBook |
Author | Sean Farrell Moran |
Publisher | CUA Press |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 1997-11 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780813209128 |
Annotation. An intriguing analysis of Pearse within the context of contemporary Irish politics and culture.
Boy Republic
Title | Boy Republic PDF eBook |
Author | Dr Brendan Walsh |
Publisher | The History Press |
Pages | 323 |
Release | 2013-06-19 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0752498614 |
Patrick Pearse, teacher, poet, and one of the executed leaders of the 1916 Rising has long been a central figure in Irish history. The book provides a radically new interpretation of Patrick Pearse's work in education, and examines how his work as a teacher became a potent political device in pre-independent Ireland. The book provides a complete account of Pearse's educational work at St. Enda's school, Dublin where a number of insurgents such as William Pearse, Thomas McDonagh and Con Colbert taught. The author draws upon the recollections of past-pupils, employees, descendants of those who worked with Pearse, founders of schools inspired by his work - including the descendants of Thomas McSweeny and Louis Gavan Duffy – and a vast array or primary source material to provide a comprehensive account of life at St. Enda's and the place of education within the 'Irish-Ireland' movement and the struggle for independence.
Short Stories of Padraig Pearse: The Easter Rising Hero of 1916
Title | Short Stories of Padraig Pearse: The Easter Rising Hero of 1916 PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick Pearse |
Publisher | Mercier Press Ltd |
Pages | 154 |
Release | 1989-01-01 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 178117119X |
Pádraic Pearse, who played a prominent part in the 1916 rebellion, declared Ireland a Republic from the steps of the General Post Office in Dublin. He was executed, along with the other leaders, for his part in the Rising. But he was a gentle warrior at heart. These five stories show us that Pearse was a man of deep understanding with immense human awareness of the way of life of the average person. He analyses the sorrows and joys of the Irish people of his time, and writes of the tragedies of life and death from which they could never escape.
The Coming Revolution
Title | The Coming Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | Patrick Pearse |
Publisher | Mercier Press Ltd |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 2012-07-02 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1781171351 |
Pearse's skill as an orator is indisputable. His fiery idealism was one of the key motivators that brought the rebels to the GPO in 1916. This collection of his wrting showcase's this skill, but also the complex philosophy that underpinned it. Ranging from his theories of education articulated in 'The Murder Machine' (1912), through his orations on the great Fenian leaders of the past: Wolfe Tone, Emmet and O'Donovan Rossa; to his writings on 'The Separtatist Idea', 'The Spiritual Nation' and 'The Sovereign People' in the months leading up to the rising; this is a crucial collection for the library of anyone with an interest in Irish history.