James Connolly
James Connolly was an Irish socialist leader and revolutionary, born in 1868 in Edinburgh to Irish parents. He played a pivotal role in the Irish labor movement and was a key figure in the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule in Ireland. Connolly's writings and activism focused on workers' rights and Irish independence, advocating for a socialist republic. His legacy is commemorated in Ireland as a martyr for both labor rights and national sovereignty.
Born on Jun 05, 1868 (157 years old)
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| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
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| Ireland | 1 | 9.00 | 0.06% | +0% | 5,030,000 | 2,966 | $5,100 | 3$ |
| Totals | 1 | 5,030,000 | 2,966 | $5,100 | 3$ |
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Ireland:
James Connolly is one of Des Geraghty's heroes, and the subject of a new documentary film produced by Geraghty.
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Ireland:
Adams replied: 'Pádraig Pearse. James Connolly. The men and women who went out in 1916, they had no mandate for what they were doing.'
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Ireland:
A busload from the Shankill Road among them, they were there under the umbrella of O'Donnell's short-lived Republican Congress, formed when he and others of socialist leaning were expelled from the IRA.
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Ireland:
James Connolly was influential in turning Constance Markievicz into a socialist.
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Ireland:
James Connolly was born in Edinburgh and recorded his place of birth on a British census as 'Monaghan'.
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