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9781847173348 1847173349 A biography of Con Colbert, a lesser known leader of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland who was a romantic patriot and commander of forces in the battle., Con Colbert is one of the lesser-known Rising leaders. A romantic patriot, he envisaged independent Ireland as a Gaelic utopia. From a farming background in west Limerick, he moved to Dublin in his early teens and worked as a junior clerk in a bakery. He captained the first troop of Na Fianna Éireann, the republican scouting movement. Also a member of the Gaelic League, IRB and Irish Volunteers, he dedicated himself selflessly to the pursuit of cultural and political revolution. Even before his execution, he was portrayed as a role model for his fellow rebels. Colbert commanded forces at Watkins' brewery and Jameson's distillery during Easter week. He faced the firing squad at Kilmainham Gaol on 8 May 1916, aged twenty-seven., Con Colbert was one of the lesser-known leaders of the 1916 Rising. From a comfortable background in Newcastlewest, County Limerick, he moved to Dublin aged fifteen and worked as a junior clerk in a bakery. Already politically radicalised, he became captain of the first troop of Na Fianna Éireann, the republican boy-scout movement. An unswerving patriot and idealist, he worked tirelessly for the dream of an Irish-speaking, independent republic. Even before his execution, Colbert was held up as an icon and a role model for the Irish Volunteers. Colbert commanded a company at Watkins' Brewery and at Jameson's Distillery during the Rising. Inspiring men by example, he showed no fear in the face of danger and confronted his own death with equanimity. Con Colbert was executed at Kilmainham Gaol on 8 May 1916, aged twenty-seven.
9781847173348 1847173349 A biography of Con Colbert, a lesser known leader of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland who was a romantic patriot and commander of forces in the battle., Con Colbert is one of the lesser-known Rising leaders. A romantic patriot, he envisaged independent Ireland as a Gaelic utopia. From a farming background in west Limerick, he moved to Dublin in his early teens and worked as a junior clerk in a bakery. He captained the first troop of Na Fianna Éireann, the republican scouting movement. Also a member of the Gaelic League, IRB and Irish Volunteers, he dedicated himself selflessly to the pursuit of cultural and political revolution. Even before his execution, he was portrayed as a role model for his fellow rebels. Colbert commanded forces at Watkins' brewery and Jameson's distillery during Easter week. He faced the firing squad at Kilmainham Gaol on 8 May 1916, aged twenty-seven., Con Colbert was one of the lesser-known leaders of the 1916 Rising. From a comfortable background in Newcastlewest, County Limerick, he moved to Dublin aged fifteen and worked as a junior clerk in a bakery. Already politically radicalised, he became captain of the first troop of Na Fianna Éireann, the republican boy-scout movement. An unswerving patriot and idealist, he worked tirelessly for the dream of an Irish-speaking, independent republic. Even before his execution, Colbert was held up as an icon and a role model for the Irish Volunteers. Colbert commanded a company at Watkins' Brewery and at Jameson's Distillery during the Rising. Inspiring men by example, he showed no fear in the face of danger and confronted his own death with equanimity. Con Colbert was executed at Kilmainham Gaol on 8 May 1916, aged twenty-seven.