Thomas Clarke by Helen Litton

Thomas Clarke by Helen Litton

A fascinating examination of the life of Thomas Clarke, a member of the Fenians and a key leader of the Irish Republican Brotherhood in 1916.

Clarke spent fifteen years in penal labour for his role in a bombing campaign in London between 1883 and 1898. He was a member of the Supreme Council of the IRB from 1915 and was one of the rebels who planned the 1916 Rising. He was the first signatory of the Proclamation of Independence and was with the group that occupied the GPO. He was executed on 3 May 1916.

This accessible biography outlines Clarke's life, from joining the Republican Brotherhood as an eighteen year old, to his execution at the age of fifty-nine.

a fitting record of a single-minded patriot

-- The Irish Catholic

Helen Litton’s well-researched account places this quiet, strong-willed man in the forefront where he belongs

-- RTE Guide

an uncomplicated biography of the eminence grise of the Rising

-- Sunday Business Post

brilliantly sheds light on Clarke’s evolution from having spent 15 years in jail to signing his own death warrant

-- Enniscorthy Echo

Helen Litton is the author of six illustrated history books, and of two volumes in The O’Brien Press Sixteen Lives series, Edward Daly and Thomas Clarke. She is the editor of Revolutionary Woman, the autobiography of Kathleen Clarke. Helen is married, with two children and two grandchildren, and lives in Dublin.

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ISBN 13	9781847172617
ISBN 10	184717261X
Title	Thomas Clarke
Author	Helen Litton
Series	16lives
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	O'Brien Press Ltd
Year published	2014-03-24
Number of pages	272
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