Biographies

Here is a list of 15 major figures of Ireland, from the 16th-20th century 
 * Hugh O'Neil
 * Oliver Cromwell
 * Lord Edward Fitzgerald
 * Charles Stewart Parnell
 * Daniel O'Connell
 * James Connelly
 * Michael Collins
 * Eamon DeValara
 * John Hume
 * Bernadette Devlin McClosky
 * Bobby Sands
 * Mary Robinson
 * Arthur Griffith
 * Theobald Tone
 * King James II

My top three:
 * Lord Edward Fitzgerald
 * Michael Collins
 * Bernadette Devlin McClosky

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey: (by the research I've done so far I think her last name can be spelled two different ways McClosky or McAliskey) Bernadette was born on April 23, 1947 in County Tyrone Northern Ireland. She is a socialist republican and a political activist. She remains the youngest woman ever to have been elected to British parliament. She was elected at the age of 21. For more information check out my Glogster: media type="custom" key="9396700"

Michael Collins: Michael was born on October 16, 1890 and he was shot and killed in the Irish Civil War in August of 1922. He was considered as an Irish leader did many important things for Ireland during his lifetime. For a full list of all his accomplishments and duties check out my obituary:
 * Obituary for Micheal Collins ||
 * **Micheal Collins Irish Leader, Minister for Finance** ||
 * Commander Collins was born on October 16, 1900 in County Cork, Ireland, the son of Micheal Collins sr and Marianne O'Brien. ||
 * He was an Irish revolutionary leader, Minister for Finance and Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork South in the First Dáil of 1919, Director of Intelligence for the IRA, and member of the Irish delegation during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations. Subsequently, he was both Chairman of the Provisional Government and Commander-in-chief of the National Army.[2] Throughout this time, at least as of 1919, he was also President of the Irish Republican Brotherhood, and, therefore, under the bylaws of the Brotherhood, President of the Irish Republic. ||
 * Commander Collins was 32 years old at the time of death. Commander Collins's last residence was Bandon, County Cork.

Lord Edward Fitzgerald: Lord Edward was born on October 15, 1763 and he was shot and killed on June 4, 1798. He was an Irish aristocrat and a revolutionary. For more information on Lord Edward Fitzgerald and events in his life please check out my Voicethread below:. || media type="custom" key="9436198" Voicethread Script Lord Edward Fitzgerald was born on October 15, 1763 and he died on June 4, 1798 He was the 5th son of the 1st Duke of Leinster and the Duchess of Leinster. He was born in Carton House near Dublin, Ireland and he was only 11 years old when his father died. Edward joined the British Army in 1779. He was wounded in 178l during the battle of Eutaw Springs but was saved; he was evacuated in 1782 from South Carolina when the British forces abandoned the city. In 1783 Edward returned to Ireland where he was elected a seat on the Irish parliament, he had a seat on the parliament until 1790. From 1790 to 1798 he represented another group in parliament called Kildare County. Before returning home to Ireland Lord Edward planned to travel the world; he visited many places that were unknown to white men at the time. He went to such areas as New Brunswick and Quebec. In October of 1792 Edward visited Paris where he met a young woman named Pamela. They were married on December 27th 1792. They had a son and two daughters; Edward Fox Fitzgerald (October 10, 1794), Pamela Fitzgerald (sometime in 1796), and Lucy Louisa Fitzgerald (sometime in 1798). Lord Edward Fitzgerald became the most dangerous United Irish leader because he had led a campaign of vicious brutality in many parts of the country, and forced the United Irish executive to bring forward plans for the rising, with or without French aid. On May 9, 1798 a $1000 dollar reward was offered for his arrest. He was in hiding for several days and was exposed on May 18, 1798, where he was shot after stabbing two men trying to escape them. He was then put into Newgate Prison in Dublin, Ireland where he did not receive proper medical care for his wounds. He died at the age of 34 on June 4, 1798 He was buried the next day in the cemetery of St. Werburgh’s Church. Lady Fitzgerald died soon after her husband’s death. Their children lived happy lives and lived into the 1900s. The Fitzgerald’s only had one grandchild; a granddaughter from their son named Pamela Frances Lucy Augusta Charlotte Fitzgerald. Even after his tragic death Lord Edward Fitzgerald was still considered an Irish aristocrat and a revolutionary.