James Connolly - Wikipedia
James Connolly (Irish: Séamas Ó Conghaile; [1] 5 June 1868 – 12 May 1916) was a Scottish -born Irish republican, socialist, and trade union leader, executed for his part in the 1916 Easter Rising against …
James Connolly | Socialist, Trade Unionist, Martyr | Britannica
James Connolly (born June 5, 1868, Edinburgh, Scot.—died May 12, 1916, Dublin, Ire.) was a Marxist union leader and revolutionary who was a leading participant in the Easter Rising (April 24–29, 1916) …
BBC - History - 1916 Easter Rising - Profiles - James Connolly
Connolly was born in Edinburgh, the son of Irish parents. Like Larkin, he was brought up in poverty, largely self-educated, attracted into politics by the labour movement and drawn through it to...
James Connolly (1868 - 1916) | Industrial Workers of the World
Born on June 5th 1868 in Edinburgh Scotland to Irish Immigrant parents, James Connolly joined the British Military at age 14 to escape his extreme poverty. Seven years later at the age of 21, Connolly …
History of James Connolly in Ireland - Irish History
James Connolly was a Socialist who started the Socialist Party of Ireland. After taking part in the 1916 Rising James Connolly was executed by the British.
Connolly, James | Dictionary of Irish Biography
Connolly, James (1868–1916), socialist and revolutionary leader, was born in Cowgate, Edinburgh, on 5 June 1868, the youngest in a family of three boys. His father, John Connolly, and his mother, Mary …
James Connolly: 1916 Easter Rising hero born June 5, 1868
Jun 5, 2024 · James Connolly, the Edinburgh man calling the military shots from the GPO during the 1916 Easter Rising, was the “heart” of the rebellion.