Who is Padraic Pearse

Patrick Henry Pearse (also known as Pádraig or Pádraic Pearse; Irish: Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais; 10 November 1879 – 3 May 1916) was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist, republican political activist and revolutionary who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising in 1916. Following his execution along with fifteen others, Pearse came to be seen by many as the embodiment of the rebellion.

Early life and influences

Pearse, his brother Willie, and his sisters Margaret and Mary Brigid were born at 27 Great Brunswick Street, Dublin, the street that is named after them today. It was here that their father, James Pearse, established a stonemasonry business in the 1850s, a business which flourished and provided the Pearses with a comfortable middl...
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Padraic Pearse Poems

• To Death
  I have not gathered gold;
  The fame that I won perished;
  In love I found but sorrow,
  That withered my life....
• The Woman Of The Mountain Keens Her Son
  Grief on the death, it has blackened my heart:
  It has snatched my low and left me desolate,
  Without friend or companion under the roof of my house
  But this sorrow in the midst of me, and I keening....
• Tara Is Grass
  The world hath conquered, the wind hath scattered like dust
  Alexander, Cæsar, and all that shared their sway:
  Tara is grass, and behold how Troy lieth low-
  And even the English, perchance their hour will come!...
• Ideal
  Naked I saw thee,
  O beauty of beauty!
  And I blinded my eyes
  For fear I should flinch....

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Comments about Padraic Pearse

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• Musa_mylove: they hung padraic pearse at the gallows.
• Ferghodgson: i need to pick up this one:
• Antelopehill: happy st. patrick's day! st. patrick is credited with bringing the catholic faith to ireland in the 5th century and his feast today is a celebration of the strength of ireland. what better way to celebrate than learning more about ireland and their fight

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