Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa was buried in Glasnevin cemetery
Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa was buried in Glasnevin cemetery
Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa was buried in Glasnevin cemetery
On this day, August 1st, in 1915, the old Fenian Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa was buried in Glasnevin cemetery in one of the largest political funerals ever witnessed before or since in Dublin. At his graveside, the poet, nationalist and revolutionary, Pádraig Mac Piarais gave an electrifying oration which was a speech for the ages, remembered as […]
On this day, August 1st, in 1915, the old Fenian Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa was buried in Glasnevin cemetery in one of the largest political funerals ever witnessed before or since in Dublin. At his graveside, the poet, nationalist and revolutionary, Pádraig Mac Piarais gave an electrifying oration which was a speech for the ages, remembered as […]
On this day 1915 – tens of thousands of people lined the streets of Dublin leading up to Glasnevin Cemetery for the funeral of the old Fenian rebel Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa. Patrick Pearse gave the funeral oration with the ending “…Ireland unfree shall never be at peace”. Photo Credit: Dublin South 1916 Centenary Committee.