Book description
Joseph Mark Plunkett (1887-1916) from Dublin was one of the leaders
of the 1916 Rising, the designer of the military plan and the youngest
signatory of the Proclamation. A recognised poet, he was already dying
of TB when, aged 28, he married Grace Gifford in Kilmainham Gaol, just
hours before he was exectuted on May 4th, 1916. This timely biography,
written in an entertaining, educational and assessible style and
including the latest archival evidence, is an accurate and
well-researched portrayal of the man and the uprising.
