“The fools, the fools, the fools! — they have left us our Fenian dead, and while Ireland holds these graves, Ireland unfree shall never be at peace.”

— Patrick Pearse

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About Patrick Pearse

Revolutionary • Irish

Patrick Pearse was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, and writer who became a key leader in the Irish nationalist movement. He was deeply committed to the preservation of the Irish language, founding St. Enda's School...

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