Patrick Henry Pearse was an Irish

Ireland

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 teacher, barrister, poet

Irish poetry

The history of Irish poetry includes the poetries of two languages, one in Irish and the other in English. The complex interplay between these two traditions, and between both of them and other poetries in English, has produced a body of work that is both rich in variety and difficult to...

, writer, nationalist and political activist who was one of the leaders of the Easter Rising

Easter Rising

The Easter Rising was an insurrection staged in Ireland during Easter Week, 1916. The Rising was mounted by Irish republicans with the aims of ending British rule in Ireland and establishing the Irish Republic at a time when the British Empire was heavily engaged in the First World War...

 in 1916. He was declared "President of the Provisional Government" of the Irish Republic

Irish Republic

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 in one of the bulletins issued by the Rising's leaders, a status that was however disputed by others associated with the rebellion both then and subsequently. Following the collapse of the Rising and the execution of Pearse, along with his brother (Willie Pearse

Willie Pearse

William "Willie" Pearse was an Irish republican executed for his part in the Easter Rising. He was a younger brother of Patrick Pearse, a leader of the rising.-Background:...

) and fourteen other leaders, Pearse came to be seen by many as the embodiment of the rebellion.
Patrick Pearse and his brother Willie were born at 27 Great Brunswick Street, the street that is named after them today.