Eamonn Ceannt 1881-1916
Eamonn Ceannt was born in Glenmeaddy in Co. Galway in 1881 the son of a RIC man. He was ten years of age when the family moved to Dublin and he attended the Christian Brothers in North Richmond Street. Ceannt went on to study at University College Dublin. On leaving University, he worked in the Rates Department of Dublin Corporation and was subsequently promoted to the City Treasurer’s Office. From an early age, Ceannt had a love of the Irish language and culture. He was a member of the Gaelic League and was an accomplished uileann piper. He joined the Irish Volunteers at the founding meeting in the Rotunda in 1913. In 1914, as Officer Commanding of the 4th Dublin Battalion, he led his men to Howth to meet the Asgard and offload the weapons that would arm the Volunteers. During Easter Week he was in command of the 4th Battalion in South Dublin Union, his second in command that week was Cathal Brugha who was severely injured during the fighting. Eamonn Ceannt was executed by British firing squad on 8th May, 1916.
Eamonn Ceannt was born in Glenmeaddy in Co. Galway in 1881 the son of a RIC man. He was ten years of age when the family moved to Dublin and he attended the Christian Brothers in North Richmond Street. Ceannt went on to study at University College Dublin. On leaving University, he worked in the Rates Department of Dublin Corporation and was subsequently promoted to the City Treasurer’s Office. From an early age, Ceannt had a love of the Irish language and culture. He was a member of the Gaelic League and was an accomplished uileann piper. He joined the Irish Volunteers at the founding meeting in the Rotunda in 1913. In 1914, as Officer Commanding of the 4th Dublin Battalion, he led his men to Howth to meet the Asgard and offload the weapons that would arm the Volunteers. During Easter Week he was in command of the 4th Battalion in South Dublin Union, his second in command that week was Cathal Brugha who was severely injured during the fighting. Eamonn Ceannt was executed by British firing squad on 8th May, 1916.
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