James Connolly

James Connolly

politician Ireland

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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Ireland Ireland: James Connolly is one of Des Geraghty's heroes, and the subject of a new documentary film produced by Geraghty. 9

Des Geraghty Alan Gilsenan Michael O Leary Mary Maher Rosheen Callender Proinsias De Rossa Brian Lenihan Jim Larkin Luke Kelly
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: ‘The real problem in fascism is the people who are insecure’ – The Irish Times

Ireland 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.' 5

Patrick Pearse Gerry Adams Padraig Pearse Bertie Ahern Fr Seamus Murphy Hannah Arendt John Redmond
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: We like to romanticise Ireland’s past, but too much remembering could be bad for us – The Irish Times

Ireland 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. 6

Peadar O Donnell Michael O Riordan George Gilmore Eamon De Valera Sean Lemass
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Disunited Irishmen - Frank McNally on the year Shankill Road protestants paid tribute in Bodenstown and were attacked by the IRA – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: James Connolly was influential in turning Constance Markievicz into a socialist. 7

Casimir Markievicz Constance Markievicz Maud Gonne Wb Yeats George Russell Sarah Purser
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: A count in arrears – Frank McNally on a first-ever solo exhibition of the life and work of Casimir Markievicz – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: James Connolly was born in Edinburgh and recorded his place of birth on a British census as 'Monaghan'. 5

William Mcgonagall Lord Byron Tennyson
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: `Alas! I am very sorry to say/That ninety lives have been taken away' Frank McNally on the `famously bad' poet William McGonagall – The Irish Times