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Wikipedia page on Tom Clarke

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thomas James "Tom" Clarke (Irish: Tomás Séamus Ó Cléirigh; 11 March 1858[1] - 3 May 1916) was an Irish revolutionary leader and arguably the person most responsible for the 1916 Easter Rising. A proponent of violent revolution for most of his life, he spent 15 years in prison.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thomas James "Tom" Clarke (Irish: Tomás Séamus Ó Cléirigh; 11 March 1858[1] - 3 May 1916) was an Irish revolutionary leader and arguably the person most responsible for the 1916 Easter Rising. A proponent of violent revolution for most of his life, he spent 15 years in prison.

Joseph Plunkett was the son of a count. He was a good scholar and a friend to Thomas MacDonagh. In fact, he and MacDonagh (with two others) established The Irish Review, a newspaper expressing their political views.