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Éamonn Ceannt (born
Edward Thomas Kent (
21 September,
1881 –
8 May,
1916) was an
Irish nationalist and rebel, most known for his role in the
Easter Rising of 1916.
Ceannt was born in
Ballymoe,
County Galway, one of seven children. His father was a member of the
Royal Irish Constabulary. When he retired in 1892, he moved his family to Dublin.
It was there that young Edward became interested in the Irish Ireland movement. He joined the
Gaelic League, adopting the Irish version of his name (Éamonn), and becoming a master of the
uilleann pipes, even putting on a performance for
Pope Pius X, who was on that occasion accompanied by a group of elderly Irish priests that had been long living in exile. He was employed as an accountant for the
Dublin Corporation.
Sometime around 1913 he joined the
Irish Republican Brotherhood, and later was one of the founding members of the
Irish Volunteers. As such he was important in the planning of the
Easter Rising of 1916, being one of the original members of the Military Committee and thus one of the seven signatories of the
Proclamation of the Republic. He was made commandant of the 4th Battalion of the Volunteers, and during the Rising was stationed at the South Dublin Union and the
Marrowbone Lane Distillery, with more than a hundred men under his command, notably his second-in-command
Cathal Brugha, and
W. T. Cosgrave. His unit saw intense fighting at times during the week, but surrendered when ordered to do so by his superior officer
Patrick Pearse. Ceannt's position was one of only two that wasn't taken in the rising, along with
Éamon de Valera's at Boland's Mill.
Ceannt was held in
Kilmainham Jail until his
execution by firing squad on
8 May,
1916, aged 34.
Éamonn Ceannt Park in Dublin is named in his honour.
Eamonn Ceannt Tower in Ballymun Was named after him, it was demolished in 2005.
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