A letter from the most well-known leader of the Easter Rising, Patrick (Pádraic) Pearse to his brother William Pearse, both who were executed. Patrick Pearse for his part in the rising, William Pearse for nothing more than being the brother of Pádraic Pearse.
Of all the men I have known on earth,
You only have been my familiar friend
Nor I needed another
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1916, an Irish Commemoration
PoesiaIsn't it about time we honoured our fallen heroes, after all they gave their lives for our freedom, don't they at least deserve acknowledgement? So, for those who don't know, one hundred years ago, on Easter Monday of 1916, a small group of Irish n...
