Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Military person

Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa (10 September 1831 – 29 June 1915) was an Irish Fenian leader and prominent member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. His life as an Irish Fenian is well documented but he is perhaps known best in death for the graveside oration given at his funeral by Pádraig Pearse.

Personal facts

Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1831
Birth place
County Cork , Rosscarbery
Date of deathJune 29, 1915
Place of death
Staten Island

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Military person

allegianceFenian Brotherhood Irish Republican Brotherhood Clan na Gael
military operations
Fenian Rising
service start1858
service end1915

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