Irish Patriot and a Leader of the 1916 Easter Uprising, John MacBride, Is Executed by Firing Squad in Kilmainham Gaol

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May 05, 1916

Irish patriot and a leader of the 1916 Easter Uprising, John MacBride, is executed by firing squad in Kilmainham Gaol

Bobby Sands dies at Long Kesh prison on the 66th day of his hunger strike

← Bobby Sands dies at Long Kesh prison on the 66th day of his hunger strike

Richard Downey (youngest ever Catholic archbishop in 1928, who reduces his weight from 18 stone to 9 stone in the 1930s) is born in Kilkenny

Richard Downey (youngest ever Catholic archbishop in 1928, who reduces his weight from 18 stone to 9 stone in the 1930s) is born in Kilkenny →

Bobby Sands dies at Long Kesh prison on the 66th day of his hunger strike

← Bobby Sands dies at Long Kesh prison on the 66th day of his hunger strike

Irish patriot and a leader of the 1916 Easter Uprising, John MacBride, is executed by firing squad in Kilmainham Gaol

Richard Downey (youngest ever Catholic archbishop in 1928, who reduces his weight from 18 stone to 9 stone in the 1930s) is born in Kilkenny

Richard Downey (youngest ever Catholic archbishop in 1928, who reduces his weight from 18 stone to 9 stone in the 1930s) is born in Kilkenny →

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